American Ginseng Berry Juice Can Reduce Blood Glucose and Body Weight

Studies have shown that the organic solvent extract of American ginseng berry can be used for the treatment of diabetes in obese diabetic mice through intraperitoneal injection. Researchers explored the possibility of using American ginseng berry as a dietary supplement for anti-diabetes (Xie et al., 2007). Such change of the administration route from intraperitoneal injection [...] http://digg.com/u1hPM

"Chinese Medicine" Herba Rabdosiae Rubescentis (Dong Ling Cao) - Anti-Cancer and Stops Pain

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Ginsenosides from Leaves and Stem of Panax Ginseng Has Anti-Hyperglycemic Effects

Ginsenosides can be extracted from leaves and the stem of Chinese ginseng. Researchers studied the anti-hyperglycemic effects of the total ginsenosides in diabetic mice (Xie et al., 2005).
In the study, the supplementations of ginsenosides were administered via two methods to the experimental animals. These administration methods are daily intraperitoneal injections or oral administration for [...] http://digg.com/u1e2p

Why Herbs Are Better than Synthetic Drugs

By Dr. PharmTao

Herbs have been used for centuries by people around the world. They may be the oldest “evidence-based medicine.” Herbal remedies have been recorded to cure all kinds of diseases for billions of people as a critical therapeutic method in many cultures. These cultures include Native American, European, Egyptian, Hebrew, Indian, and Chinese.

Currently to approve a new synthetic drug, the drug needs to go through clinical trials with a certain number of selected subjects for several years. The side effects of many of such drugs are undetected until they have been used by a larger population for a longer period of time. Many drugs have been withdrawn from the market after such broader usages because of their high toxicity. However, herbs have been tested by generations and generations of people for thousands of years, and their effects from various aspects have been very well documented, such as those in Chinese medicine. So clinically speaking, we actually have more knowledge about herbs than most of the newly approved synthetic drugs.

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