Botanical Index No. 31

American Ginseng, Ginseng

panax quinquefolius

Medicinal Actions

Anticonvulsant, Antipyretic, Carminative, Cerebrotonic, Depurative, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Expectorant, Hypertensive, Hypoglycemic, Stimulant, Tonic, Colic

Primary Conditions Treated

Adaptogen Aphrodisiac Demulcent Panacea Vermifuge Aging Anemia Anorexia Arthrosis Bleeding Boil Carbuncle Childbirth Cholera Convulsion Debility Diabetes Dyspepsia Dyspnea Fatigue Fear Fever Gas Gastrosis Gonorrhea Headache Hepatosis Hyperglycemia Impotence Infertility Insomnia Low Blood Pressure Nausea Neurasthenia Ophthalmia Otosis Palsy Pulmonosis Respirosis Swelling Syncope Tuberculosis Tumor VD Vertigo Water Retention Worm Wound

Safety & Contraindications

Class 1. Not covered exactly in PH2 where, unfortunately, they list American and Siberian Ginseng among the trade names for oriental ginseng, rendering the entire PH2 entry suspect.

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