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American Ginseng

American Ginseng. Class: Qi Reinforcing Drugs. Properties: Sweet; Slightly Bitter; Cool. Meridians: Heart; Lung; Kidney

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Xi Yang Shen
中文名 (Chinese)
西洋参
Latin Name
Panacis Quinquefolii Radix; Radix Panacis Quinquefolii
English Name
American Ginseng
Alias Names
西洋人参洋参西参花旗参广东人参
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Sweet; Slightly Bitter; Cool
Meridians (归经)
Heart; Lung; Kidney
Part Used
Root
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Qi Reinforcing Drugs
功效分类 (CN)
补气药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
1. to replenish qi and promote body fluids; 2. to nourish yin and clear heat
Indication (主治)
Qi vacuity, yin depletion and effulgent fire, cough and asthma with phlegm-blood, vacuity heat and vexation fatigue, diabetes mellitus due to internal heat, thirst with dry throat.
🔗 External References
SymMap
423
TCMID
2564
TCMSP
423
TCM-ID
2241
19
Clinical Trials
2
Meta-Analyses
0
PubMed References
📋 Sample Trials
NCT01500096
American Ginseng to Improve HIV-Associated Fatigue: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Design, Multiple-Dose Clinical Trial
Completed · Phase 2 · HIV/AIDS-associated Fatigue
NCT00182780
American Ginseng in Treating Patients With Cancer-Related Fatigue
Completed · Fatigue|Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, P
NCT00752895
American Ginseng Extract in Preventing Respiratory Infection and in Reducing Antibiotic Use in Patients With CLL
Completed · Phase 2 · Leukemia
NCT01136928
Pharmacokinetic Interaction Study of Efavirenz and American Ginseng in Healthy Volunteers
Completed · Phase 1 · Healthy Volunteers
NCT00631852
A Phase II Biomarker Trial of Gelatin Encapsulated Extract of American Ginseng Root (LEAG) in Breast Cancer
Completed · Phase 2 · Breast Cancer
NCT00754832
American Ginseng Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis Related Fatigue
Completed · Phase 2 · Multiple Sclerosis
📊 Sample Meta-Analyses
CRD42015023762
Ginseng for preventing and treating the common cold: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
The common cold is the most prevalent infectious disease worldwide. On average,
CRD42021247021
Ginseng and ginseng herbal formulas for symptomatic management of fatigue: Study protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis
Fatigue is a complex construct which has no standardized definition. In most of
📚 Sample References
None linked yet.