Ginseng May Harm Embryonic Development Posted on: 09/25/2003
HONG KONG--Ginseng appears to have negative effects on embryonic development, according to in vitro research published in the October issue of Human Reproduction (18, 10:2166-8, 2003) (humrep.oupjournals.org). Researchers at the Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, investigated ginseng's effects on a rat embryo culture model during the critical developmental period known as organogenesis. [...]