Experiment 639014

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PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismPanax ginseng (ARALIACEAE)
CitationROSENFELD,MS: NACHTAJLER,SP: SCHWARTZ,GT: SIKORSKY,NM:. (1989). EVALUATION OF THE EFFICACY OF A STANDARDIZED GINSENG EXTRACT IN PATIENTS WITH PSYCHOPHYSICAL ASTHENIA AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS.. 173(9)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
Disease50 PATIENTS WITH VARYING DEGREES OF PSYCHOPHYSICAL ASTHENIA DEPRESSIVE SYNDROME AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS WERE GIVEN PLACEBO FOR 2 WEEKS AND ONLY 50 THAT DID NOT RESPOND WERE ADMITTED AND GIVEN GINSENG. THE TOLUSE TEST WAS USED ALONG WITH A QUESTIONAIRE. INTELLECTUAL AND COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS WERE TESTED BY THE WECHSLER-BELLEVUE TEST. THE EFFECT OF THE DRUG PROVED TO BE OUTSTANDING IN IMPROVING THE PATIENTS' RELATIONSHIP TO THEIR ENVIRONMENT, AND IN PRODUCING POSITIVE CHANGES IN THEIR EMOTIONAL LABILITY AND PERFORMANCE IN EVERYDAY LIFE. HOWEVER, IN PATIENTS WITH NEUROLOGICAL SIGNS, THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY CHANGE IN THESE.
Dose amount200.0 MG
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Per unitDAY
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractHYDRO-ALCOHOLIC EXT
GenderGIVEN TO BOTH SEXES