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Can middle-aged and elderly people really prevent cardiovascular disease by drinking Panax ginseng powder?

Can middle-aged and elderly people really prevent cardiovascular disease by drinking Panax ginseng powder?

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Since I am not a Chinese medicine practitioner, I lack in-depth research on the effects of Panax ginseng powder and its applications, but based on the studies conducted so far on the prevention of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, I can answer by saying thatThere is a lack of evidence-based medicine to prove that taking Panax ginseng powder can prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases

We take medication forDisease prevention and treatment should be both effective and safe

Nowadays, the clinically recommended drugs for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, such as the commonly used antiplatelet drugs, cholesterol-lowering drugs, blood pressure-lowering drugs, glucose-lowering drugs, and so on, have all been proven to be efficacious and safe by evidence-based medical research. The so-called evidence-based medicine means that clinical evidence should be used to speak, and the results of clinically applied research (evidence) should be used to prove that these drugs are indeed effective and safe. This involves designing research protocols, adopting various methods to eliminate subjective factors and confounding factors, and testing the results using medical statistics. Drugs that have been proven to be effective by evidence-based medical research are then recommended for clinical use.

In general.evidence-based researchAdoptedmulticenter(Multiple hospitals or research centers, multiple regions and even multiple countries participate),randomization(Grouping of cases),double-blind (scientific experiment)(Neither the doctor nor the patient knows whether a therapeutic drug or a placebo is being taken, preventing subjective factors from interfering.)placebo-controlled study(or positive versus investigational drugs)place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts)methodologies, develop inclusion and exclusion criteria for research subjects and indicators to be observed and monitored by the study.research periodGenerally in5 years or more(which will end early if the results are particularly good or particularly bad), so that toStudy confirms drug's general efficacy and safety in the populationFor recommended clinical use, patient-specific dosing is based on individualized principles.

According to China's 15th edition of New Pharmacology, Panax ginseng in raw form disperses blood stasis and stops bleeding, and in cooked form tonifies and harmonizes blood. Panax ginseng extracts have a variety of saponins and a small amount of flavonoids. In animal experiments, Panax ginseng has anti-aging, promoting protein synthesis, dilating coronary arteries, slowing down heart rate, inhibiting platelet aggregation, lowering blood pressure, etc. The results of lipid-lowering effects are inconsistent. Panax ginseng also has adverse reactions, such as gastrointestinal symptoms, bleeding tendency, atrioventricular block, allergy, leukocyte lowering.

Many proprietary Chinese medicines contain Panax ginseng, but that is used as an ingredient in a formula that is paired with its drug.(traditional) Chinese medicineIt is important to pay attention to the combination of the ruler, the minister and the enabler.Different formulas will have different efficaciesa doctor trained in Chinese medicineaestheticholistic diagnosis and treatment (TCM)The same disease is used by different people with different medications, so-called "different treatment for the same illness". SoVarious proprietary Chinese medicines containing Panax ginseng have their own indications and contraindications., there are also differences in who and what is suitable for drinking Panax ginseng powder.

some of ourProprietary Chinese medicines containing Panax ginsengAfter some clinical application studies and efficacy observations, but due to the lack of evidence from large-scale evidence-based medicine, the currentIt is a clinical adjunctDrink Panax ginseng powder to prevent cardiovascular diseaseSame thing.There is a lack of research evidence to support both efficacy and safetyThe prevention of cardiovascular disease is a long-term matter. Prevention of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases is a long-term matter, and prevention also needs to be long-term. It remains to be researched when Panax ginseng powder should be taken, what dosage should be taken, how long it should be taken to be effective, the safety of long-term use, and the interactions with other drugs.

Therefore.Whether an individual is suitable for taking Panax ginseng powder, the dosage and course of treatment need to be determined by a TCM doctor.The efficacy and safety of long-term use of Panax ginseng powder for the prevention of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases need to be confirmed by studies

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1 Panax notoginseng can treat cardiovascular disease to be a question mark

What exactly does Panax ginseng do should not be hearsay, so you may want to look up the information for yourself:

The above is from Baidu Encyclopedia. Panax ginseng is mainly used for hemostasis and trauma, and there is no mention of any cardiovascular-related diseases.

Baidu is not always reliable, so you may want to check the specialized drug handbook again:



Mainly stop bleeding, followed by a variety of traumatic injuries, the treatment of heart and stomach pain seems to be "incidental", it does not seem to be its main role.

What is the actual application effect of Panax ginseng?

Although there are some Chinese patent medicines containing Panax ginseng ingredients for which clinical studies and efficacy observations have been conducted in China.But there is a lack of large-scale reliable evidence to prove its effectiveness. There is an even greater lack of evidence as to whether taking Panax ginseng powder alone can prevent prophylactic cardiovascular disease.

2 The safety of long-term use of Panax ginseng powder is also in doubt.

Side effects of Panax ginseng include allergies, gastrointestinal symptoms, and lowered white blood cells. Again, there is a lack of research data onWhat dose and for how long does it work, does it interact with other medications, and is it safe to take over the long term? There are no definitive answers to these questions.

3 According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, Panax ginseng also requires a combination of ingredients and is not suitable for everyone.

Chinese medicine emphasizes the identification of symptoms and treatment, the use of drugs also have the king, ministers and enablers, the same symptoms, different patients with different drugs are different.Panax ginseng also has its indications and contraindications, not everyone can use. It is not clear whether it is effective without other drugs. If not guided by the theory of Chinese medicine, blind use, may be counterproductive.

To summarize, long-term use of Panax ginseng powder to prevent cardiovascular disease is simply not known to be effective, but may bring many risks of medication to themselves. Doctors in regular hospitals will not even recommend it to you voluntarily.

The scariest question of all is.There are many patients who blindly believe in the efficacy of Panax ginseng and discontinue without authorization the cardiovascular drugs such as aspirin that they should have insisted on taking, thus exposing themselves to great danger, which is something we are strongly opposed to.

Panax ginseng powder is indeed suitable for middle-aged and old-aged friends to take, especially those who suffer from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases or those who have high-risk factors; in recent years, advertisements about Panax ginseng have been all over the place, from the initial treatment of trauma and hemorrhage to the current cancer prevention and treatment of cancer, basically it has become a "miracle drug" to treat all kinds of diseases!

Although there are a lot of exaggerated components, but "no false honor", Panax ginseng's "prestige" is not for nothing, it does have a fairly good health care efficacy, the following we will briefly introduce Panax ginseng for cardiovascular and cerebral vascular diseases several Here we will briefly introduce a few effects of Panax ginseng on cardiovascular diseases:

1. The important extract of Panax ginseng, Panax ginseng total saponin, is an effective drug used in the treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, which has the effect of antiplatelet aggregation, and is also able to reduce the content of lipids in the blood and the viscosity of the blood, in order to achieve the purpose of preventing the formation of thrombus;

2. Panax ginseng contains flavonoid components - flavonoid glycosides, which is a natural antioxidant that can effectively inhibit the damage to blood vessels caused by oxygen free radicals and lipid peroxidation in the body, maintain the elasticity of blood vessels, and preserve the function of vascular endothelium in order to prevent atherosclerotic lesions in arterial vessels and reduce the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases;

3. Panax ginseng has the efficacy of activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and can be used to ablate blood clots, improve blood circulation to increase blood supply to cardio-cerebral tissues, and thus promote the recovery of stroke, myocardial infarction and other diseases; at the same time, Panax ginseng can also improve the functional disorders caused by cardio-cerebral and cerebrovascular diseases!

In short, Panax ginseng is still more suitable for middle-aged and elderly patients for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, but Panax ginseng powder should pay attention to a few problems:

1. Just take it twice a day, 2 to 3 grams each time;

2. Panax ginseng powder is irritating to the stomach, and those with gastrointestinal disorders should take it after meals;

3, Panax ginseng and aspirin can play a synergistic effect, enhance the efficacy of the two antiplatelet, but also increase the risk of bleeding, so Panax ginseng and other drugs should be used with caution!

The above is for reference only!

Panax ginseng is more common in the rehabilitation department, not our department commonly used but see patients often drink. Rehabilitation department is to cerebrovascular disease patients mostly, so middle-aged and elderly people drink Panax ginseng powder can really prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases?



My opinion is that Panax ginseng powder has some therapeutic effects, but there is no evidence to prove a preventive effect against cardiovascular disease.

The efficacy of Panax ginseng powder is to resolve blood stasis and stop bleeding, and to activate blood circulation to stabilize pain. It can both stop bleeding and remove blood stasis. It has the reputation of stopping bleeding without leaving blood stasis and resolving blood stasis without hurting the body.

Modern medical research, the chemical composition of Panax ginseng is saponin, flavonoid glycosides, amino acids. It has anti-platelet aggregation and thrombolytic effect. Dilates cerebral blood vessels and enhances cerebral blood flow. It also has the effect of improving the body's immunity.

In the clinic, the commonly used hemosiderin injection is made from the extracted total saponins of Panax ginseng and is used to treat patients with cerebral infarction. However, I do not think that Panax ginseng powder can replace regular preventive medication, such as aspirin.

Panax ginseng powder can be used as an adjunctive treatment, but of course you should be careful to review your aspirin at the same time to avoid causing bleeding.

Take 1 to 1.5 g per day with water.

There is also the fact that the effect of Panax ginseng alone may not be obvious, and it may be more effective when combined with Salvia divinorum. There are patients who take Salvia divinorum pills, and after a period of time, their health improves a lot compared to taking Panax ginseng powder alone.

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When I saw this question, I also read a lot of people's answers, and the comments below were even better, and it felt like a war whenever the topic of who is actually better and more helpful to patients in Chinese and Western medicine came up.

For this reason I also went to query about the information on Chinese herbal medicine, the book catalog will be classified as Panax ginseng to stop bleeding, and again in the subsection of the blood stasis and stop bleeding medicine, there are pictures of the truth!


The editor also inquired about the relevant knowledge, the books are written like this



Simply from the books, panax ginseng does have the role of preventing cardiovascular disease, but I read a lot of reviews, said panax ginseng on the treatment of cardiovascular disease is bullshit, is it wrong books, efficacy or not, the treatment of wood is useful to look at the patient's reaction, which is also the failure of Chinese medicine, Western medicine to see the effect of drugs have wood, often using and human genes closer to the mice to do experiments, and then different regions, different races, different sexes, different ages of people sampling, which is more convincing because there are individual differences in the effect of the drug. The western medicine to see the effect of the drug, often use and human genes closer to the mice to do experiments, and then on different regions, different races, different genders, different ages of people sampling, so more convincing, because the role of the drug individual differences.

Which are so many potholes about health and wellness that I can't even talk about them anymore!


I'll give my opinion on the prevention of cardiovascular disease by Panax ginseng powder!

First, any health care product claiming to have curative effects is a sham

Nutraceuticals, is the common term for health food. Health food is actually a classification of food, that is to say, health food is also a kind of food, health food has the commonality of general food, but it is suitable for specific people to consume. Moreover, the definition of health products clearly stipulates that health products cannot be used for the purpose of treating diseases. Therefore, if the publicity of a health care product, there can be no treatment, cure, efficacy and other related words. If a health product claims to have curative effects, its purpose is self-evident. This is because all claims of therapeutic efficacy are against the law, and Panax ginseng powder is no exception!


Secondly, new products using Chinese herbs as raw materials for health products are emerging one after another

There are many raw materials for health food, and there are more foreign concepts, such as what oil, what enzyme, etc., but recently the health food made from Chinese herbs has shown a rapid growth trend. However, it should be understood that, no matter what kind of raw materials as the ingredients of health care products, it is impossible to have the same as pharmaceutical drugs to cure the disease of quick-acting, but it is required that it must be non-toxic. In other words, health products can be used, not necessarily have the effect of prolonging life, but must not play a bad role. This is the reason why many people are crazy about it, more people would rather believe that it has a life-prolonging effect, because after all, its bad effects are less likely.


III. True health and wellness is a good lifestyle

In fact, Panax ginseng, Cordyceps, Ganoderma lucidum and ginseng, all health care products or health care, is just a concept or an unproven vision, which may not be applicable to all people. But it is clear that the real health care is a good lifestyle, regular diet, live on time, stop smoking and alcohol, exercise and weight loss, good attitude, etc., etc., is the key to longevity, prolong life.


So, it's okay to take Panax ginseng, it's not necessary to take it as a burden! After all, the purpose of health care is to live happily, and if you feel that any bit of Panax ginseng affects your mood, I don't think there's any point in continuing to take it.


On the contrary, if you feel really good about eating Panax ginseng, it might not be a bad idea to use it as a good way to maintain your health.

To everyone's disappointment, the prevention of cardiovascular and cerebral blood vessels to eat panax ginseng powder is minimal, many people eat a long time, some eat two or three years, the result is still not much effect. However, for some people such as plaque on the face and bruises on the body, the role of Panax ginseng powder is more obvious.

Effects of Panax ginseng powder

The role of Panax ginseng powder, highly summarized is six words, "stop bleeding, disperse bruises, pain", since ancient times Panax ginseng powder is used to cure diseases, ancient use for so many years, are not used to do health care use.

Reasons for the rumor that Panax ginseng powder can treat cardiovascular diseases

One effect of Panax ginseng powder is to invigorate blood circulation and remove blood stasis. It is believed that Panax ginseng powder can dissolve blood clots, which can open up blood vessels and increase blood flow. However, in reality, Panax ginseng powder has minimal effect on the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, and you still need to take medication to treat the disease.

Never blindly follow the trend of taking Panax ginseng powder

Panax ginseng powder is not suitable for everyone to take, some people eat it will have an allergic reaction, mild itching of the skin, rashes and so on, in serious cases, it will lead to anaphylactic shock.

Panax ginseng powder can also have side effects on the cardiovascular system, which is intended to cure the disease, but results in tachycardia, panic and palpitations.

Taking Panax ginseng also need to be careful not to take at night before going to bed, Panax ginseng take will lead to fire and thirst, affecting sleep.

Have a disease or take medicine, do not indiscriminate use of health care products, some drugs other people eat the effect, they are not necessarily the right symptoms, do not indiscriminate treatment ah!

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Especially recently, more and more people have begun to pay attention to the role of Panax ginseng powder in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.


What are the effects and benefits of Panax ginseng powder

Ingredients contained in Panax ginseng powderIt has good physiological regulation for central nervous system, blood system, cardiovascular system and metabolic system.

Specifically with regard to cardiovascular disease.And what are the effects of Panax ginseng powder.

Dilates blood vessels, lowers blood pressure, improves microcirculation, increases blood flow, prevents and treats cardiovascular ischemia and hypoxia.

Panax ginseng powder is very useful forMyocardial protection

Panax ginseng saponins have good cardioprotective effects.

Panax ginseng total saponinIt can improve the state of myocardial strain in patients with stable coronary artery disease, and it can alleviate the effects of ventricular diastolic and systolic function in patients with heart failure.

Effects of Panax ginseng powder on cardiac arrhythmias.

Panax notoginseng saponins are able to resist supraventricular arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation and other arrhythmias to a certain extent.


The effect of Panax ginseng powder on blood vessels.

Panax ginseng saponin can reduce blood lipids and prevent coronary atherosclerosis effect. And it has a certain degree of anti-platelet aggregation effect.

Therefore, regular use of Panax ginseng powder has a certain therapeutic effect on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.It is able to relieve the symptoms to some extent.

However, you should not stop taking your regular medication just because you are taking Panax ginseng powder, remember.


If anything feels wrong, or if you're currently taking Panax ginseng powder, let everyone know what you've learned.

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Panax ginseng powder is Chinese medicine right!

Chinese medicines should be in the hands of a Chinese medicine practitioner, especially in formulas, in order to work best.

Traditional Chinese Medicine on Panax ginseng Sexual flavor: sweet, slightly bitter, warm. Attributive meridians: to the liver and stomach meridians.

Effects: Dispersing blood stasis and stopping bleeding, subduing swelling and relieving pain.

Indications: Used for hemoptysis, vomiting blood, epistaxis, hematemesis, leakage, bleeding from trauma, stabbing pain in the chest and abdomen, and swelling and pain in falling and beating.

Panax ginseng powder is so hot right now that almost everyone who hears about it seems like they have to take it to get well and not get sick.

But these so-called views are in theory and there are no real comparative studies.

If you want people to eat panax ginseng powder like taking aspirin or statin, then you need to do a comparative study, a simple understanding of 10,000 people, randomly divided into two groups, 5,000 eat panax ginseng powder, 5,000 do not eat panax ginseng powder, and then observe for a few years to see to see in the end to eat panax ginseng powder group is not not to eat panax ginseng powder group to get cardiovascular disease is less than the group of people.

The experiment is simple, but panax ginseng is not now very authoritatively written about, much less appearing in national guidelines for cardiovascular disease.

Panax ginseng total saponin is the active ingredient extracted from the traditional Chinese medicine Panax ginseng, on the cardiovascular system has a strong heart, dilate coronary arteries, increase coronary blood flow, anti-atherosclerosis, reduce platelet surface activity, inhibit platelet activation, adhesion and aggregation, reduce blood viscosity, anti-thrombosis and so on; but are in the theoretical, the actual how much to eat to be able to play such a role, at present, there is no conclusive results.

Panax ginseng powder is good, but must be taken under the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine doctor to identify the evidence, should have a certain role in the prevention of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. However, it cannot simply be used as a common medicine to prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases for middle-aged and elderly people.

The most effective way to prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in the middle-aged and elderly:Quit smoking and drinking, adhere to aerobic exercise, low-salt, low-fat, low-sugar diet, weight control, regular rest and relaxation; if you find that the three highs, actively control.

That's the way to prevent cardiovascular disease!

If you want to take Panax ginseng powder to the next level, it's easy to do a comparative study, and we're all looking forward to more observations on Panax ginseng powder after human consumption, not animal studies or theoretical studies.

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Hello everyone! Before answering this question, let's introduce a concept - evidence-based medicine.

Evidence-based medicine is now the prevailing medical model worldwide, and it has nothing to do with whether it is Western medicine or Chinese medicine or other traditional medicine. Evidence-based medicine requires that any medical treatment must be based on evidence. These bases are classified into different levels according to their credibility, with the higher the level, the more reliable they are. The highest level is based on clinical randomized controlled trials with large specimen sizes, as well as comprehensive analyses of multiple such trials. For example, for patients with high cholesterol and atherosclerosis, doctors may recommend long-term oral statin use because the highest level of evidence demonstrates that oral statin use in these patients significantly reduces cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events, and that the benefits far outweigh the adverse effects of the drug.

Now let's go back to the title and see if Panax ginseng powder can be used to prevent cardiovascular disease.


Panax ginseng is a traditional Chinese medicine and is found in many effective formulas, the most famous being Yunnan Baiyao. After checking the relevant information, the main function of Panax ginseng is to stop bleeding, which is used to treat trauma. Yunnan Baiyao is a very good trauma medicine. Even though I am a western medicine practitioner, I would recommend Yunnan Baiyao to people with mild trauma.

As for the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular diseases by Panax ginseng, I have not found any clinical trial results on this. Instead, I found some animal experiments done with Panax ginseng extracts. In other words.The prevention of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases by Panax ginseng powder lacks a high-level clinical basis!Like the buzz of maca, saffron, and black goji berries in previous years, there is absolutely no clinical basis for it.

I have never been a blackguard of Chinese medicine. I am only saying that the development of Chinese medicine must also follow the track of modern evidence-based medicine. Elder Tu Youyou drew inspiration from ancient Chinese medicinal prescriptions and, after a long period of hard work, finally purified artemisinin, which has been clinically proven to be effective in treating malaria. This is a typical example of sublimating the experience of traditional Chinese medicine into concrete clinical evidence.

There is no denying the efficacy of Panax ginseng, but professionals need to sink their teeth into a careful study of the active ingredients of Panax ginseng and use them in clinical trials to clarify the dosage, duration of medication, actual efficacy and side effects of Panax ginseng. Instead of blindly hearing that Panax ginseng can prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, they buy it and take it indiscriminately, not knowing either how much to take or how long to take it. This is not supporting Chinese medicine practitioners, but rather hindering the development of Chinese medicine.

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