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American Ginseng - Standardized Extract -- Approximately 600 mg. each capsule. 1/2 teaspoon of powder is about equal to one capsule. Powder can be consumed by sprinkling it over your food or mixing it with a syrup such as maple or chocolate. You could also mix it with orange juice. The citric acid in the orange juice will help to mask any unpleasant powder tastes. Other common names: Five Fingers,
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American Ginseng. An excellent way to improve the body's resistance to infection and damaging environmental influences, the herb is also used by many athletes for overall body strengthening and endurance. It is useful for bronchitis, circulatory problems, diabetes and infertility. Recent studies have shown it to be helpful in lowering cholesterol and possibly even inhibiting the growth of malignant growths.
American Ginseng has long been used as an aphrodisiac and is especially helpful to weak or elderly people. History:
American Ginseng is a smaller version of its more famous Asian (Korean/Chinese) cousin but has many of the same benefits. It is a slow-growing perennial plant with a large fleshy root (the part used in herbal
medicine) and a stem that grows to two feet. It is found from Maine to Georgia and from Oklahoma to Minnesota, and it is endangered in much of this area. Gar-ent-oguen is its Iroquois name, meaning
Man Plant, and
Native Americans made a tea to alleviate nausea and vomiting long before European settlers arrived in North America. Some tribes thought it to be a love potion, and modern researchers believe that it increases interest in sex by altering the action of the neurotransmitter, dopamine, in the brain.
American colonists began using Ginseng in the early 1700s, and by 1709 through 1714, French Jesuit missionaries, Pere Jartoux and Pere Lafitau, were responsible for noting the value of the wild
American Ginseng, collecting samples in southern Canada and creating a huge market in China. Tons of
American Ginseng were exported to Asia, where it was prized by Chinese herbalists, because it is sweeter than the Korean Panax ginseng and considered more ''yin'' (cooler) in nature. Asians particularly favor the Ginseng grown in Wisconsin. Some of the constituents in
American Ginseng include ginsenosides, kaempferol, beta-sitosterol, campesterols, cinnamic-, ferulic-, fumaric-, oleanolic-, panaxic- and vanillic-acids, as well as saponin, stigmasterol, calcium, choline, fiber, folate, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, silicon, zinc, B-vitamins and vitamin C. Beneficial Uses:
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