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What are the benefits of ginseng extract?

March 1, 2021

Introduction

Ginseng is a perennial herb, the main root is fleshy, cylindrical or spindle-shaped, and the fibrous root is slender. Ginseng has been known as the "King of Herbs" since ancient times, and has been hailed as the best product of "nourishing yin and replenishing health, strengthening the body" by the oriental medical community. Ginseng contains a variety of saponins and polysaccharides. The ginseng extract can be slowly absorbed by the skin without any adverse skin irritation. It can expand skin capillaries, promote skin blood circulation, increase skin nutrition, and regulate the skin's water and oil balance. Prevent skin dehydration, hardening, and wrinkling. Long-term use of ginseng-containing products can enhance skin elasticity and regenerate cells. At the same time, the active substance of ginseng also has the ability to inhibit the reduction of melanin, making the skin white and smooth. Its beauty effects are countless, and it is the best product for skin care and beauty.

Ginseng can expand the capillaries of the head when added to the shampoo, increase the nutrition of the hair, improve the tenacity of the hair, reduce hair loss, breakage, and have a protective effect on damaged hair. Ginseng oral administration not only strengthens the body, but also has anti-aging and skin care and beauty effects. Directly immerse ginseng in 50% glycerin, rub your face with glycerin for 10 days, or fry ginseng into a thick juice, pour a little into the cleansing water every day, rub your face with ginseng-containing glycerin or wash your face with ginseng water to make your skin very moisturized.

Efficacy of ginseng

1. Regulate the central nervous system
Ginseng can regulate the central nervous system, improve the excitement and inhibition process of the brain, and make it more balanced. It can improve the ability of mental and physical labor, improve work efficiency, and has the effect of anti-fatigue.

2. Improve heart function
Ginseng can increase myocardial contractility, slow down heart rate, increase cardiac output and coronary blood flow, and can resist myocardial ischemia and arrhythmia. It has certain effects on heart function, cardiovascular and blood flow. Ginsenosides can accelerate lipid metabolism and have the effect of significantly reducing high cholesterol.

3. Lower blood sugar
Ginseng contains ginsenosides and ginseng polysaccharides. Especially ginsenoside Rb2 has obvious hypoglycemic effect. In addition, ginseng polysaccharide (or glycopeptide) is another type of hypoglycemic component in ginseng.

4. Enhance the body's immune function
Ginsenosides and ginseng polysaccharides are the active components of ginseng to regulate immune function, which can improve immune function not only for normal people, but also for people with weakened immune function.

5. Improve the resistance to harmful stimuli, which can enhance the body's stress ability and adaptability
Ginseng contains ginsenosides, which can improve the anti-stress effect. It can resist hypoxia, high temperature and low temperature.

6. Anti-tumor
Ginseng saponins, ginseng polysaccharides, ginseng enols, ginsenotriol and volatile oil substances in ginseng have certain inhibitory effects on tumors, but the mechanism is very complicated.

7. Antioxidant 
Ginseng contains a variety of antioxidants, such as ginsenosides, ginseng polyacetylene compounds and ginseng glycol saponins. These compounds have anti-lipid peroxidation effects and are the basis of anti-aging effects. In addition to anti-aging effects, it has a regulatory effect on physiological functions such as nerve, endocrine, immune function and material metabolism. In addition, ginseng also has anti-virus, anti-shock, weight loss and many other effects. Although ginseng is a high-value supplement, it is not suitable for everyone. The protein factors in ginseng can inhibit lipolysis and increase lipid deposition in blood vessel walls. Therefore, people with coronary heart disease, hypertension, cerebrovascular sclerosis, diabetes, and vasculitis should be taken with caution.