Class Notes from Lesson 7-4 Constitutional

 Lesson 7-4: adaptogens 3 Panax, Eleutherococcus

Ginseng extract comes from the bark of white roots. Powdered is made from broken up roots - stronger and much cheaper than whole white roots.

Eleutherococcus is close ally to panax but not the same thing. Grows in Siberia. Is a spiny Aralia. Slows adrenergic stress. Fosters increased storage and structure. Lessens catabolism, increases anabolism. Lessons oxidations. Modulates blood sugar spikes. Lessons physical exhaustion and shortens rebound. Good for recuperation.

From  SPECIFIC INDICATIONS FOR HERBS IN GENERAL USE Third edition Michael Moore:

ELEUTHEROCOCCUS 

Lipid lowering in arteriosclerosis. Multiple sclerosis, early stages or the beginning of remissions. Adrenal cortex hypofunctions. General moderation for over-reactivity in stress and drug abuse. Acne, from excessive cortical hormones. Blood serum levels: hyperlipidemia, in general.

From  SPECIFIC INDICATIONS FOR HERBS IN GENERAL USE Third edition Michael Moore:

PANAX GINSENG (CURED, CHINESE KIRIN or KOREAN RED)

 Asthenic hypotension with dry skin and frequent blushing. Dizziness in aged with arteriosclerosis, "cerebral anemia". Multiple sclerosis in young women or in the asthenic, feeble. Adrenal medulla depressed from stimulant withdrawal, "exhausted". Sterility, with depressed testosterone, low sperm count. Blood serum levels: alkalosis, metabolic. Asthenia - frequent sense of chill in warm room, fingers cold, appetite poor but elimination normal, though skin dry. Hypoglycemia, sympathomimetic. 

PANAX GINSENG (UNCURED) 

Adrenal cortex hypofunctions. Anorexia from chemotherapy. Menarche delay (primary amenorrhea), with recent growth spurt and increased pubic hair. Sterility, with depressed testosterone, low sperm count. Blood serum levels: alkalosis, metabolic. Nutritional malabsorption in the aged and convalescent. Asthenia - frequent sense of chill in warm room, fingers cold, appetite poor but elimination normal, though skin dry. General preventative for hyperglycemia and early stages of insulin resistant diabetes. Anorexia nervosa, mild, in adolescence. 

PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUM 

Lipid lowering in arteriosclerosis. Multiple sclerosis, early stages or the beginning of remissions. Adrenal cortex hypofunctions. Adrenal cortex hyperfunctions from stress, with elevated lipids, uric acid, blood sugars with stomach hypersecretions. General moderation for over-reactivity in stress and drug abuse. Acne, from excessive cortical hormones. Muscular pain, when recuperating from debilitating, protracted illness (w/Cola). Menarche delay (primary amenorrhea), with recent growth spurt and increased pubic hair. Sterility, with depressed testosterone, low sperm count. Thin, subanemic blood with hypersensitivities. Blood serum levels: cholesterol elevations. Blood serum levels: hyperlipidemia, in general. Blood serum levels: alkalosis, metabolic. Blood serum levels: LDL, VLDL elevated. Specific indications - Page 42 Nutritional malabsorption in the aged and convalescent. Asthenia - frequent sense of chill in warm room, fingers cold, appetite poor but elimination normal, though skin dry. Anorexia from cancer therapy. General preventative for hyperglycemia, early stages of insulin resistant diabetes. Anorexia nervosa, mild in adolescence; or iatrogenic from drugs. 

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