Ginseng

9781580544832

1580544835

Ginseng is one of the most popular herbs in both the East and the West. But did you know that three different ginsengs are used to promote good health-one is from Asia, one is from North America, and a third, Siberian ginseng, isn't a ginseng at all! However, all three of these medicinal herbs share one important quality: they act as adaptogens, or agents that increase resistance to physical, chemical, and biological stress and build vitality in the human body. Many users report that 'the ginsengs' help reduce fatigue, boost energy, and promote physical endurance-things we could all use in our frantic, high-stress, pressure-cooker daily lives, with too much to do and too little time to do it.In this important booklet, noted epidemiologist Barbara Wexler, MPH, deftly explains how the ginsengs work and offers evidence-based health claims, citing the most recent research into the ginsengs' remarkable adaptogenic properties and helps you determine which ginseng is right for you.