Ginseng is one of the world’s oldest herbs, used by many cultures over the past 5,000 years. Ginseng is one of the classical “adaptogens”, which is an elite group of herbs that improve various aspects of the bodily processes. If a person has high blood pressure, then ginseng will often help to lower it toward normal. If a person has low blood pressure, then ginseng will often help to raise it to normal. No drug has such an unexplainable ability to alter the body’s processes in whatever direction they need to go.
In a double blind study, 36 Type 2 diabetics were given either placebo, 100 mg ginseng, or 200mg ginseng. The diabetics who received ginseng had measurable improvements in mood, body weight and blood sugar levels. The group that received the highest dosage of ginseng, 200 mg , also had improvements in glycosylated hemoglobin, a sign that blood glucose levels have slowed the destructive “tanning” of blood proteins.
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