Ginseng Organic Extract

Extract used in traditional herbalism to relieve digestive discomfort, including flatulence, dyspepsia, spasmodic indigestion and nausea.

The roots are cut and macerated in organic alcohol. The preparation is brewed daily for 30 days, pressed, decanted and sifted. No additives, colors or preservatives.

No added sugar, gluten-free, soy-free, GMO-free, non-irradiated

Indications 

Nervous system : Fatigue, stress, memory problems, concentration problems, anxiety, melancholy, mood disorders, convalescence, burn out.

Glandular system : Headache of hormonal origin, menopausal disorders, type 2 diabetes, atony of the pancreas, adrenals, pituitary gland, thyroid, reproductive system, infertility, reduced libido.

Male reproductive system : Prostatitis, benign prostatic hypertrophy.

Circulatory system : Hypercholesterolemia, anemia, erectile dysfunction.

Digestive system : Digestive atony, lack of appetite, gastritis, ulcer.

Mode of action

Ginseng is a good example of an adaptogenic plant whose components have certain antagonistic effects. The known active ingredients of ginseng are ginsenosides or panaxosides, with both depressant and stimulating effects on the central nervous system (CNS). American ginseng mainly contains ginsenoside Rb1 with hypotensive, antihemolytic, antipyretic, antipsychotic, CNS depressant and antiulcer action. It also contains ginsenoside Rg1, a CNS stimulant, hypertensive and tonic. American ginseng contains most of the group I and II ginsenosides (Rb1, Rb2, Rc, Rd, Re, Rg1, malonyl(m)-Rb1, mRb2, mRc, and Rd) and the group III ginsenoside Ro. American ginseng also contains B vitamins (biotin, B12, thiamine, riboflavin), manganese, amino acids, fatty acids, saponins (some are CNS stimulants, others increase the growth potential of damaged nerves), phytosterols (phytosterin), flavonoids, starch.

Favorable associations

OAT infusion in cases of nervous system disorders, stress, anxiety, melancholy, mood disorders, memory problems. Drink 1 liter per day.

St. John’s Wort as a tincture in cases of stress, anxiety, melancholy, mood disorders. Take 15 to 25 drops, 1 to 3 times a day, 6 to 12 weeks.

CHINESE TONIC decoction in cases of fatigue, stress, anxiety, melancholy, mood disorders. Take 30 ml, 1 or 2 times a day.

HORMONATH in capsules in cases of hormonal imbalance. Take 1 to 4 capsules per day, as needed.

ANGELIC tincture in cases of menopausal disorders. Take 5 to 10 drops, as needed.

RESISTHE infusion in cases of repeated infections. Drink 1 to 3 cups per day.

Traditional uses

A favorite medicinal plant of the Chinese, ginseng has been used in Asia for more than 2000 years. We find written mentions of ginseng in the oldest works on medicinal plants. Ginseng is native to Russia and Eastern Asia, Manchuria, Caucasus, and cultivated in Korea, China, and Japan.

It was the Jesuits (present both in Asia and America) who made the link between Asian ginseng and the American species. The Chinese rushed to this wild ginseng at a time when wild ginseng was no longer found in Asia and recognized that our ginseng had properties very similar to theirs. There is little difference between the two botanical species in their composition and medicinal effects.

American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) is still found in the rich undergrowth of America, east of Canada and the United States, as far as Georgia. Native Americans used it to stimulate female fertility, against fever, coughs and as a general tonic for the body. Towards the end of the 19th century, American ginseng had almost disappeared from Quebec and Ontario.

Ginseng has traditionally been used for all kinds of ailments, its scientific name comes from the Greek words Pan “all” and Akos “cures”, therefore panacea, “which cures all”. As for “ginseng”, it comes from the Chinese jen-shen, which means “man-plant”, referring to the shape of its root. Today, ginseng is an official plant in several pharmacopoeias (Germany, Austria, China, France, Japan, Switzerland, Russia).

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