What is Ginseng?
Ginseng is a perennial herbaceous plant that grows in Asia and North America. It is widely known as a medicinal plant, but it is also used for food in China. It has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for a few centuries. They say in China that ginseng is capable of prolonging youth and life. Multiple modern studies conducted in different countries confirm the indications for the use of ginseng that were described in ancient Chinese treatises.
Benefits of Ginseng
Ginseng root is full of vitamins, peptides, polysaccharides, biologically active elements, and beneficial micro and macro elements. Its use positively affects the nervous system, the brain, and memory.
Ginseng is efficient in neurology. It contributes to:
- increasing the brain productivity, tone, efficiency, and performance;
- relieving fatigue;
- improving cognitive functions, memory, mood, abstract thinking, math and calculation skills and abilities, brain productivity, reaction and accuracy speed;
- increasing resistance to stress;
- developing social adaptation skills.
Uses of Ginseng
It is recommended to take ginseng according to the indicated dose of the supplement. In any case, you should not take too much of it and overdose. Ginseng should be taken according to the recommendations for the supplement.
Ginseng side effects and overdose
Ginseng might cause side effects. The use of ginseng, regardless of the form of release (capsules, tablets, or tincture), might cause headache, excitability, increased nervous excitability, nervousness, as well as insomnia, diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, increased blood pressure, tachycardia, nosebleed, allergic skin reactions.
An overdose of dietary supplements that contain ginseng might cause insomnia and increased blood pressure.