Materia Medica Lesson 1-10: Panax Stress Philosophy

 Another repeat

Panax spp. - Ginseng PANAX GINSENG (Asian Ginseng) ROOT. Tincture [1:5, 70% alcohol]. KIRIN (dark red Chinese cured root) 5-20 drops. SHIU-CHIU (light red Chinese cured) 10-30 drops. KOREAN RED, 5-15 drops. WHITE (Chinese or Korean uncured) 20-40 drops, all to 3X a day. Capsules, "Red Ginseng" (Kirin or Korean Red) to 4 a day. "White", to 6 a day. Chewing root pieces is more reliable than the unidentifiable substances found in capsules. With the cost of Ginseng, tinctures are the most bioavailable form. STATUS : C

PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUM (American Ginseng) ROOT. Tincture [1:5, 70% alcohol]. WILD ROOTS (morally objectionable), 5-10 drops. WOODSGROWN ROOTS. 10-20 drops. CULTIVATED ROOTS. 20-40 drops. CULTIVATED RED ROOTS (Michigan and Wisconsin cured roots), 15- 30 drops. Any other "American Red Ginseng" is a blatant fake. LEAVES. 30-60 drops, Cold Infusion, 2-4 ounces. All above forms to 3X a day. STATUS : W/RARE!/C

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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