Therapeutic Applications of Ginseng Natural Compounds for Health Management

Abstract

Ginseng is usually consumed as a daily food supplement to improve health and has been shown to benefit skeletal muscle, improve glucose metabolism, and ameliorate muscle-wasting conditions, cardiovascular diseases, stroke, and the effects of aging and cancers. Ginseng has also been reported to help maintain bone strength and liver (digestion, metabolism, detoxification, and protein synthesis) and kidney functions. In addition, ginseng is often used to treat age-associated neurodegenerative disorders, and ginseng and ginseng-derived natural products are popular natural remedies for diseases such as diabetes, obesity, oxidative stress, and inflammation, as well as fungal, bacterial, and viral infections. Ginseng is a well-known herbal medication, known to alleviate the actions of several cytokines. The article concludes with future directions and significant application of ginseng compounds for researchers in understanding the promising role of ginseng in the treatment of several diseases. Overall, this study was undertaken to highlight the broad-spectrum therapeutic applications of ginseng compounds for health management.

Biopotential of rhizobacteria to improve growth and phytochemical content in Javanese ginseng (Talinum paniculatum) herbal plant

“…Ginseng plants are trendy for herbal plants (Ahmad et al, 2023), especially Korean or Chinese ginseng plants contain ginsenosides as the major bioactive components known to have complex and multiple pharmacological effects (Wang et al, 2009;Xiang et al, 2023), like as an aphrodisiac because it contains saponins, triterpenes or steroids, polyphenols, and essential oils, Javanese ginseng shows its efficacy as a stimulant. It increases the threshold of fatigue and is safe based on acute toxicity tests.…”