Ginseng, adverse reaction

On the other hand, a number of adverse event reports recorded in the literature are themselves erroneous in nature due to the quality of the assessment and reporting, with Siegel s report of the so-called ginseng-abuse-syndrome (GAS) being a prime example (24). In this report, the author simply recorded adverse reactions in patients who had ingested ginseng without reference to which of a number of plants having the same common... 

Hammond TG, Whitworth JA. Adverse reactions to ginseng [letter]. Med J Aust 1981 1 492. 

Oral administration of tienchi ginseng powder at 15 g/ kg did not cause any significant adverse reactions (Chen and Chen 2004). 

Systematic reviews Adverse reactions to Ciwujia injection (Siberian Ginseng injection) recorded in a major Chinese database have been reviewed [19 ]. Of 800 clinical studies on the efficacy and safety of Ciwujia injection, 97 (12%) reported 285 cases of adverse reactions, the most serious of which involved anaphylactic shock, with four deaths. The most common reaction reported in clinical studies was pain at the injection site. 

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