Panax ginseng is a plant that grows in Korea, northeastern China, and far eastern Siberia. People use the root to make medicine. Panax ginseng contains many active substances. The substances thought to be most important are called ginsenosides or panaxosides.
Possibly Effective for
- Memory and thinking skills (cognitive function). Taking Panax ginseng by mouth might improve abstract thinking, mental arithmetic skills, and reaction times in healthy, middle-aged people but not in young adults. Panax ginseng alone does not seem to improve memory. But there is some evidence that a combination of Panax ginseng and ginkgo leaf extract can improve memory in otherwise healthy people between the ages of 38 and 66.
- Erectile dysfunction (ED). Taking Panax ginseng by mouth seems to improve sexual function in men with ED.
- Flu (influenza). Taking a specific Panax ginseng by mouth appears to reduce the risk of getting a cold or the flu. But, taking Panax ginseng does not seem to reduce flu symptoms or the length of the illness.
- Fatigue in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Taking Panax ginseng daily for 3 months reduces feelings of tiredness and improves quality of life in females with MS.
- Increasing response to sexual stimuli in healthy people. Taking powdered Korean red ginseng, a specific form of Panax ginseng, seems to improve sexual arousal and satisfaction in postmenopausal women. Also, using a specific product containing Korean red ginseng and other ingredients (ArginMax for Women, Daily Wellness Company) seems to improve sexual desire in women who report sexual problems.
高丽参
高丽参(学名:Panax ginseng )学术名称朝鲜参、别直参(一般特指朝鲜半岛产的红参)。五加科植物人参带根茎的根,经加工蒸制而成。。
药用功效
具有大补元气、滋补强壮、生津止渴、宁神益智等功效,适用于惊悸失眠者,体虚者, 心力衰竭、心源性休克等。
1.益智健脑:对记忆力减退和运动协调能力下降的人以及经常喝酒或接触带乙醇成分的食物、药物的人,高丽参具有提高脑力工作能力、增强记忆力和改善脑缺血性障碍的功效
2.镇痛:一些专家通过做传感神经细胞试验发现,高丽参对身体各种疼痛症状都有所帮助。
3.防癌和抗癌:高丽参的皂苷成分和非皂苷成分有抑制多种癌细胞的增殖活性,同时也可抑制癌细胞转移。另外,高丽红参与抗癌剂同服用,抗癌效果要好于单独用抗癌剂(丝裂霉素)。这是因为肿瘤化疗中癌细胞易形成耐受,高丽红参与抗癌剂同服用,增强对癌细胞的杀伤力、减轻抗癌剂的副作用。
4.增强免疫力:高丽参提取物可恢复因服用具有免疫毒性的抗癌剂(丝裂霉素)而下降的细胞性免疫反应,尤其乙醚提取物可激活或增强细胞性免疫,及自然杀伤细胞的活性,对提高免疫力有很大的功效。
5.控制糖尿病:高丽参含有促进胰岛素分泌和类似胰岛素作用的物质,其中人参皂苷能改善高血糖,有效地控制糖尿病的发生。
6.健肝:高丽参成分中有抗肝炎活性,具有解毒、保护肝脏及促进肝再生、恢复的作用。此外,高丽参还有解酒、消除宿醉的作用。
7.调节血压:高丽参具有扩张血管作用,能改善血液循环,其中的皂苷成分通过促进血管内皮细胞释放一氧化氮,可达到降血压作用。
8.抗疲劳及抗压:经研究发现,持续服用高丽红参可以提高运动能力和缓解疲劳,对促进运动员疲劳累积的恢复和预防运动性贫血有很大帮助;此外,高丽红参还可以增强对低温(5℃、O℃、-10℃)及高温(35℃)等不利环境的耐受力,通过对压力或环境变化进行精妙调节,提高抗压能力,维持机体稳定性。
9.改善女性更年期障碍:据调查,有更年期障碍症状的女性在服用高丽红参后,有80%的人承认服用高丽红参后症状明显改善。专家称,这些女性如根据症状来调整用量,还可提高疗效。
10.改善男性性功能障碍:高丽红参可防止因压力导致的男性性功能障碍。经临床试验,勃起障碍患者(90人)服用高丽红参后,在勃起程度、性欲及满意度等方面都有所改善。
11.抗氧化及抗衰老:高丽参具有抑制有害活性氧的增多和脂类过氧化的抗氧化效果