| Ginseng
increases resistance to the effects of stress
and improves circulation and mental functioning. Health
conditions contributed to be stress include increased
acidity of the body chemistry, back pain, cancer, Crohn's
disease (inflammation of the intestinal tract), depression,
chronic diarrhea, digestive disorders, hair loss, headaches,
hypertension or high blood pressure, impotence, insomnia,
TMJ syndromes (jaw pain and clicking), nervous and anxiety
disorders, obsessive compulsive behaviors, various skin
conditions, and finally, ulcers.
Ginseng
has shown cancer-preventive effects and may reduce
the risk of several types of cancer. One study found
that among more than 4,600 people over the age of 40,
ginseng users were approximately 70% less likely to
develop cancer compared to those who did not take the
herb. They also found that the more frequently ginseng
was consumed, the lower the risk of getting cancer was.
Dried
ginseng root may help people with type 2 diabetes control
blood sugar levels. One study showed that in the
diabetics, ginseng lowered blood sugar 20% more than
placebo pills. Among those who did not have diabetes,
there was also a similar drop in blood sugar levels.
Over
3,500 clinical studies by scientists in Sweden,
United States, Korea, Japan, and Russia conclude that
Ginseng alters the body's anatomical and biochemical
response characteristics during the alarm stage of stress;
specifically it reduces the activation of the adrenal
cortex, limiting the shriveling of the thymus and lymph
glands therefore reducing the number of bleeding ulcers
within the stomach and lessening other destructive processes.
Many
of these studies also indicate that Ginseng:
-Reduces
the effects of most types of stress
-Combats fatigue
-Slows down the aging process
-Rejuvenates glandular secretions (hormones), therefore
improving the metabolic function of -the liver, kidneys,
and other organs.
-Aids the spleen in maintaining the circulation of blood
volume and production of blood cells
-Is beneficial to the lymphatic glands
-Lessens the absorption and retention of cholesterol
-Improves vision, hearing, circulation
-Normalizes high blood sugar content
-Reduces moderately high blood pressure
-Raises low blood pressure
-Fights atherosclerosis
-Regulates sleep cycles
Ginseng's
healing properties include: the ability to allow the
body not to overload on stress - by returning the hormones,
glands and organs to homeostasis (balance) as quickly
as possible thus reducing the wear and tear of stress
on the body and therefore inhibiting aging and chronic
health problems.
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