By vgreene, 3 November, 2020 Potential drug interactions May have additive hypoglycemia risk eg w insulin 12 Asian ginseng may induce CYP3A4 substrates13
By vgreene, 3 November, 2020 Asian ginseng 200 mg PO qd x12wk Ginsana started 4wk prior to flu vaccine significantly darr flu or common cold frequency vs placebo in RCT N 227 10 An RCT N 100 studying 1 g PO tid x12wk showed darr pts reporting 1 acute resp illness during flu season vs
By vgreene, 3 November, 2020 American ginseng 200 400 mg PO bid COLD fX has been studied in RCTs result suggesting potential in preventing URIs however more study warranted6 9
By vgreene, 3 November, 2020 Overall evidence insufficient to permit conclusions on ginseng for darr common cold incidence severity per meta analysis 4 American ginseng RCTs 1 Asian ginseng RCT N 747 5 however American ginseng taken preventively x8 16wk appears effective in darr cold
By vgreene, 3 November, 2020 Ginseng s purported use for COVID 19 tx prevention based on anti inflammatory antiviral effects 3 immune boosting effects4
By vgreene, 3 November, 2020 There s no scientific evidence that ginseng or any alternative remedy is effective for COVID 19 prevention tx 1 Panax ginseng aka Asian or red ginseng is a distinct species from Panax quinquefolius aka American ginseng2
