By Calypso
Published Monday, June 4th, 2007, 12:32 am
Filed under: Health
A study from Rochester’s Mayo Clinic has revealed that a daily dose of ginseng can enhance energy levels and make exhausted cancer patients feel mentally, physically, spiritually, and emotionally better.
The research involved 282 patients who were divided into 4 groups: a group receiving a placebo pill with their cancer treatment, and 3 groups receiving various daily doses of ginseng with their treatment. After 8 weeks the placebo group felt no benefit while those taking ginseng reported improvement based on their doses.
Ginseng’s “adaptogen” effect helps the body deal with stress and is thought to be the reason behind the results. The herb has previously shown other positive effects when used for other diseases, including colds and diabetes.
Acute exhaustion is a side effect of cancer therapy and affects about 90% of the patients undergoing therapy. However, scientists say more testing will be required before it is added as part of cancer therapy.
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I am glad to know that ginseng works well to combat exhaustion in cancer therapy. It is sad to see so many people afflicted with cancer not being able to lead normal lives because of this chronic, universal symptom. Irrespective of the kind of cancer one is afflicted with or sex fatigue is one of the main indicators of cancer. Ginseng is a wonder herb in a lot of aspects and is known to improve thinking or learning when given in doses of 200-400 mg of std extract G115. It is also used in COPD, CAD, Type 2 diabetes and Fistula treatment.
08/31/09 at 10:06 pm