Ginseng immunomodulatory effects

Immunomodulatory effects of the standardized P. ginseng extract G115 on alveolar macrophages from patients suffering with chronic bronchitis. 

F. Scaglione et al., Immunomodulatory effects of Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer G115 on alveolar macrophages from patients suffering with chronic bronchitis, Int. J. Immunother., 10, 21, 1994. 

Scaglione F, Ferra F, Dugnan S, Falchi M, Santoro G, Fraschi F. Immunomodulatory effects of two extracts of panax ginseng. Drugs Exp Clin Res 1990 16 537-42. 

Withania somnifera Dunal is called Indian ginseng because of its powerful anti-stress activities [32]. Apart from immunomodulatory effects, it also has a central nervous depressant action mediated via the y-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors [33, 34]. 

The dried roots of Asian ginseng are used for medicinal purposes and its main constituents are triterpene saponins known as ginsenosides or panaxosides. The pharmacologic actions of ginseng include immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, smooth muscle relaxation, stimulant, and hypoglycemic effects (36). 

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