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Adaptogenic herb ginseng (Panax) as medical food: Status quo and future prospects

Patel, Seema, Rauf, Abdur·2017·Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy

Abstract

Ginseng, an herbaceous plant, belonging to the family Araliaceae is a traditional medicinal herb. Also, it is emerging as a functional food and potent adjunct medicine. Saponin ginsenosides (protopanaxadiol and protopanaxatriol) are the signature phytochemicals of this plant. With the surfacing of scientific validations, ginseng is gaining unprecedented attention from consumers as well as researchers. As a number of drug-herb interaction-caused health issues have emerged, the medicinal relevance of this plant has been critically assessed here. In this regard, the recent publications on health benefits of ginseng have been extracted from NCBI and ScienceDirect database. The claimed antioxidant, anti-inflammation, anti-fatigue, antidiabetic, antitumor, immunomodulation, anti-obesity, cardioprotective, antimicrobial, neuroprotective and aphrodisiac properties have been analyzed. This review presents a fair assessment and insights on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) potential of this herb.

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  • In Chinese traditional medicine, ginseng extracts have been used as nootropic agents and as a tonic.

    “In Chinese traditional medicine, ginseng extracts have also been used as nootropic agents and as a tonic [24,25,26].”

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Authors
Patel, S., & Rauf, A.
Affiliations
  • San Diego State University (US)
  • University of Swabi (PK)
Corresponding author
  • Patel, Seema
  • Rauf, Abdur
Venue
Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-01
Volume
85
Pages
120-127
ISSN
0753-3322 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2560164681
Cited by
126
References
99
Citations by year
2026: 8 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 18 · 2021: 17 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 18 · 2018: 14 · 2017: 6
FWCI
1.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Medicinal Plants and Bioactive Compounds
  • Life Sciences › Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics › Pharmacology › Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds
Keywords
ginseng, Panax, medical foods, functional foods, ginsenosides, protopanaxadiol, protopanaxatriol, herb-drug interactions, antioxidant activity, anti-inflammatory activity, anti-fatigue, antidiabetic activity, anticancer activity, immunomodulation, cardioprotective activity, antimicrobial activity, neuroprotection, complementary and alternative medicine
MeSH terms
Complementary Therapies, Panax, Humans, Plants, Medicinal, Ginsenosides, Functional Food

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