| Disease | THE EFFECT OF 'QUALITY OF LIFE' OF A COMBINATION OF SUBSTANCES (VITAMIN, MINERALS AND TRACE ELEMENTS), INCLUDING GINSENG EXTRACT (G115), WAS INVESTIGATED IN A DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, RANDOMISED 12-WEEK STUDY. QUALITY OF LIFE WAS
EVALUATED WITH 2 STANDARD, SELF-ADMINSTERED QUESTIONNARIES (THE PSYCHOLOGICAL GENERAL WELL-BEING INDEX AND THE SLEEP DYSFUNCTION SCALE) AND VISUAL ANALOGUE SCALES. PLACEBO WAS ADMINISTERED TO 185 PARTICIPANTS , AND 205 PARTICIPANTS WERE
GIVEN THE COMBINATION OF SUBSTANCES. GENERAL WELL-BEING WAS IMPROVED IN BOTH GROUPS, BUT IMPROVEMENT WAS GREATER FOR PARTICIPANTS USING THE COMBINATION OF SUBSTANCES. OF THE 18 QUALITY-OF-LIFE FACTORS; SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS WERE REPORTED FOR
4: ALERTNESS, RELAXATION, APPETITE AND OVERALL SCORE, WITH PARTICIPANTS IN A LOW-SCORING GROUP ALSO IMPROVING IN IVITALITY AND DEPRESSION. THE STUDY CONCLUDED THAT TREATMENT WITH A COMBINATION OF SUBSTANCES, INCLUDING GINSENG EXTRACT, MAY
IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE IN MIDDLE-AGED MEN AND WOMEN. |