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GINSENG - SIBERIAN (Eleutherococcus senticosus)
COMMON NAME : Siberian Ginseng, Ciwujia, Devil's Shrub, Touch-Me-Not, Ussurian thorny pepper-bush
LATIN NAME : Eleutherococcus senticosus (or Acanthopanax senti-cosus)
ACTIVE SUBSTANCES : Glycosides (Eleutherosides), resins, anthocyanin, pectin.
DESCRIPTION : Siberian Ginseng is a tall wild deciduous shrub with many stalks and a woody root (not the typical fleshy rootstocks of the other ginsengs). The root has been used for 2000 years in China as general preventive medicine and tonic. During this century, Siberian Ginseng has been extensively studied by Russian scientists. Numerous clinical trials have established that E. senticosus acts as an adaptogen and helps human beings handle stressful conditions and excel in athletic and mental endeavors.
PHYSIOLOGICAL : The eleutherosides have been shown to be responsible for the adaptogenic properties of the plant. The eleutherosides are a range of glycosides with aromatic alcohol aglycones. (Ginsenosides have triterpenoid aglycones) The glycosides appear to act on the adrenal glands, helping to prevent adrenal hypertrophy and excess corticosteroidproduction in response to stress. The eleutherosides additionally help reduce the exhaustion phase of the stress response and return the adrenals to normal function faster.
ACTIVE PROPERTIES : Siberian Ginseng is used by deep sea divers, long-distance drivers, mountain rescue workers, factory workers, athletes, submariners, and cosmonauts. After nearly a thousand studies, Siberian Ginseng has been shown to increase energy and stamina and to help the body resist viral infections, environmental toxins, radiation, and chemotherapy. In Chinese Medicine, E. senticosus has been used to prevent bronchial and other respiratory infections as well as viral infections. The Chinese used the root also to provide energy and vitality, to increase resistance, and to treat rheumatic diseases and heart ailments. Siberian Ginseng has been used in cardiovascular and neurovascular conditions to help restore memory, concentration, and cognitive abilities which may be impaired from poor blood supply to the brain. Additionally Siberian Ginseng is a popular herbal remedy for debility, depression, fatigue, and nervous breakdowns.
HISTORICAL USES :
• Adaptogen
• Stress
• Fatigue, restore vigor
• Neurasthenia, debility, depression, nervous breakdown
• Allergies, hay fever
• Resistance to infections
• Normalize hypo- and hyperglycemia
• Increase mental and physical work capacity.
• Increase concentration, improve performance
• Reduce convalescence time
• Protect against environmental toxins and pollution
• Immunoregulator, mainly immunostimulant
• Promote appetite
• Increase fertility, for sterility
DIRECTIONS FOR USE : 500-600 mg. extract equiv to 2-5 gm./day dried plant
TOXICITY, CAUTIONS & CONTRA-INDICATIONS : No toxicity or side effects reported. Should not be taken with a high fever (above 39oC) or at a very high blood pressure.
