Experiment 68526

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Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismPanax ginseng (ARALIACEAE)
CitationCHOI,HK: CHOI,YJ:. (2001). EVALUATION OF CLINICAL EFFICACY OF KOREA RED GINSENG FOR ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION BY INTERNATIONAL INDEX OF ERECTILE FUNCTION (IIEF).. 25(3)
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Compound isolated
Disease50 PATIENTS WITH ERECTILE FAILURE WHO WERE 20 YEARS OR OLDER AND WITHOUT ORGANIC CAUSE WERE RANDOMLY DIVIDED INTO TWO GROUPS. GROUP 1 (25 PATIENTS) RECEIVED RED GINSENG 600 MG THREE TIMES A DAY AND GROUP 2 (25 PATIENTS) RECEIVED PLACEBO IN THE SAME FASHION FOR 8 WEEKS. MORE SATISFIED AFTER TREATMENT COMPARED TO GROUP 2 PATIENTS WITH 58.3% (14/24) AND 26.1% (6/23) SATISFACTION RATES, REPECTIVELY. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE REACTIONS OR COMPLICATIONS WITH GINSENG ADMINISTRATION. FURTHER STUDY INTO THE EFFECTS OF SAPONIN AND GINSENOSIDE THAT ARE THE MAIN SUBSTANCES IN GINSENG FOR ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION IS NEEDED. IN ADDITION, ITS POSSIBLE ADDITIVE EFFECT WITH GINSENG AND SILDENAFIL SHOULD BE ELUCIDATED IN THE FUTURE.
Dose amount1.8 GM
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Per unitDAY
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractROOT
GenderMALE