Ginseng has also been reported to be useful in the process of treating side effects of different cancers, diabetes, depression, side effects of radiation, and insomnia. It works like a stimulant, because it helps with endurance, it raises life expectancy, lipid levels, and fertility of women. It can also help with protection against diseases and conditions. According to past research, the Panax Ginseng has also shown that it can act as an adaptogen, by fighting viral infections to lengthen life. There is continuing research on how it also helps protect against the side effects of cancer drugs and treatments. It can also be used to relax or fuel the nervous system by increasing the amount of circulation in the brain capillaries, thus decreasing stress. It has also been proved to protect against colds, flues, and some types of cholesterol, however, it is not proven to lessen the symptoms or the time of the illness. It also lowers blood levels of cholesterol and sugar too, so it may be useful in the treatment in type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol levels. It causes the lung muscles to be more relaxed, which may expand the airway, and possibly help with asthma and other conditions involving constriction of airways. (Dr. Mercola, …show more content…
There is also not enough evidence that taking in Panax Ginseng can help with memory loss from aging, or the popular thought that it can help with gallstone reduction by taking it every day for four weeks. Also, evidence showed early before that a type of Panax Ginseng, the Korean ginseng, can help with immunity. There is no evidence however that it can help with the amount of the HIV virus circulating in people that are diagnosed with HIV. There is not sufficient evidence to say that Panax Ginseng can also be practical to help with temporary hearing loss (when caused by loud noise) by taking it in for fourteen days. (Sol, Rstromquist, KurtisFrank,