CONSTITUENTS OF GINSENG: The root of ginseng contains...several steroid
compounds such as panaxatriol. A steroid is a chemical compound with the
same basic structure as the sex hormones and the adrenal cortical hormones,
of which estrogen, testosterone, cortisone, and DCA are prime examples.
Testosterone, the male sex hormone, is found in different proportions in the
male and female body; and acts as the body's natural anabolic. By
definition, an anabolic is a substance that builds up the health of the body
by regulating the burning of energy. Because the steroid constituents of
ginseng are so similar in structure to the body's own anabolic agents, it's
certainly very feasible that they would act in a similar manner.
The Complete Book of Ginseng, Richard Heffern
ENERGY: Among the general metabolic effects of Panax ginseng is a complex of
phenomena that work to increase energy buildup in the body and to bring
about a muscular efficiency in humans by as much as 40%. Adaptogens also
enhance work capacity and reduce fatigue under arduous conditions such as
severe temperatures or long hours.
The Book of Ginseng, Sarah Harriman
ENDURANCE: Some of the earliest experiments on this stimulant action were
carried out on mice by Professor Brekhman, head of the Institute of
Biologically Active Substances in Vladivostok. He devised a swimming test to
see if ginseng could increase stamina. Mice are put into the water, where
they swim until they are exhausted. They are allowed to rest, and then made
to swim a second time. Professor Brekhman showed mice given ginseng were
able to swim nearly twice as long before they were exhausted. The same
experiment has been repeated in many parts of the world, with the same
result. A European laboratory has recently demonstrated that even if the
mice are given doses of ginseng similar to the normal human doses, their
increase in stamina is still quite noticeable. The ginseng effect is
cumulative. If the mice are given ginseng continuously for a month they can
regularly swim for twice as long as those mice not given ginseng.
About Ginseng, Stephen Fulder, MA, PhD
OXYGEN: Consider for a moment the basic fact of the life process whereby
food is burned by the body to give off energy, while carbon dioxide (CO2)
and hydrogen (H2) are created. CO2 is discharged from the lungs when we
exhale, and H2 combines with oxygen to form water which is discharged in the
urine and sweat. Hydrogen may be referred to as a positive ion, which is as
useless to the body as dust clogging the inner workings of a machine. To
insure that the body functions normally, hydrogen must be removed, but for a
complete removal a large quantity of oxygen is needed. The germanium
compound (found in ginseng) with its strong dehydrogenating effect takes the
place of oxygen in combining with hydrogen to eliminate the latter from the
body. (Laboratory) results obtained showed a remarkable decrease of oxygen
consumption in the diaphragm and liver...clear indication that the compound
acted as a substitute for oxygen in combining with hydrogen. (Korean Ginseng
has the highest content of organic germanium).
Germanium, a Medical Godsend, Dr. Kazuhiko Asai