Nail Alzheimer’s Disease with Ginseng

Alzheimer’s disease is undoubtedly one of the most terrifying things for family members and caretakers when a loved one is afflicted. For people who don’t know the magnitude of Alzheimer’s disease–it is a progressive neurologic disease that destroys memory and other important mental functions. In other words, patients who suffer from Alzheimer’s disease will gradually lose their life memories and intellectual abilities in handling daily activities, and finally, their power to live.

 

According to The Alzheimer’s Foundation, the disease ranks the sixth amongst the leading causes of death in North America. More alarmingly, there is currently no significant cure for Alzheimer’s disease worldwide. So how can Bing Han Ginseng capsules help in altering this seemingly hopeless situation?

 

A recent laboratory research has shown that the active Ginseng ingredients in Bing Han Ginseng capsules are able to reverse the cognitive dysfunctions of the testing subject. It reversed intellect dysfunctions such as deficiencies in inhibitory avoidance performance and spatial performance. It means that Bing Han Ginseng capsules are effective in reactivating patients’ neurologic capacity, and rehabilitate their independent ability to manage daily activities. With a formulation that contained 10.7% Rb1 and 6.6% Rg 1, Bing Han Ginseng capsules show promising results in effectively battle and prevent Alzheimer’s disease plus many other conditions.

 

Use of ginseng in medicine on neurodegenerative disorders 

Ginseng, the root of Panax species, is a well-known herbal medicine. It has been used as a traditional medicine in China, Korea, and Japan for thousands of years and is now a popular and worldwide used natural medicine.

The active ingredients of ginseng are ginsenosides which are also called ginseng saponins. Recently, there is increasing evidence in the literature on the pharmacological and physiological actions of ginseng.However, ginseng has been used primarily as a tonic to invigorate weak bodies and help the restoration of homeostasis. Current in vivo and in vitro studies have shown its beneficial effects in a wide range of pathological conditions such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, immune deficiency, and hepatotoxicity. Moreover, recent research has suggested that some of ginseng’s active ingredients also exert beneficial effects on aging, central nervous system (CNS) disorders, and neurodegenerative diseases. In general, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-apoptotic, and immune-stimulatory activities are mostly underlying the possible ginseng-mediated protective mechanisms. Next to animal studies, data from neural cell cultures contribute to the understanding of these mechanisms that involve decreasing nitric oxide (NO), scavenging of free radicals, and counteracting excitotoxicity.

In this review, we focus on recently reported medicinal effects of ginseng and summarize the current knowledge of its effects on CNS disorders and neurodegenerative diseases.

 

Source

PubMed Link – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16518078

JournalJournal of Pharmacological Sciences. 2006 Mar; 100(3):175-86. Epub 2006 Mar 4

TitleUse of ginseng in medicine with emphasis on neurodegenerative disorders

AuthorsRadad K, Gille G, Liu L, Rausch WD

InstitutionDepartment of Pathology and Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt