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Jian Yan, Yan Jiao, Weikuan Gu (University of Tennessee Health Science Center) Email:jyan1@utmem.edu
Ginseng is the most popular and widely respected tonic medical herbs in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Despite its growing popularity all over the world, debate remains over its scientific validity. A meta analysis of randomized clinical trials of ginseng indicates that no evidence exists favoring its appli...
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DHEA is known to exert anti-viral effects along with other anti- infectious agent effects. According to my work, 1985, cortisol evolved as the natural antagonist of DHEA activity. Ginseng has been found to reduce the cortisol to DHEA ratio (Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 1999 Dec;67(3):169-74). By reducing the amount of cortisol, therefore the cortisol to DHEA ratio, ginseng increases the effectiveness of the DHEA levels available...
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