Key result
Ginseng therapy shows beneficial effects on diabetes and its complications, likely driven by antioxidant properties.
Why the study?
Ginseng has been used extensively in Asia for diabetes management, but its effects on diabetes and chronic complications require systematic investigation.
Does ginseng extract improve outcomes in diabetes and its chronic complications?
Does ginseng extract improve outcomes in diabetes and its chronic complications?
Ginseng extract may serve as a relatively safe and inexpensive adjuvant treatment for diabetes and its chronic complications.
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May support adjunctive ginseng in diabetes; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation before practice change.
Ginseng played a significant role in the management of diabetes in China and in other Asian countries for a long period of time. It has a large number of pharmacological properties and is relatively free from adverse effects. As a part of Ontario Ginseng Research and Innovation Consortium, we investigated the effects of ginseng extract on diabetes and its complications. We demonstrated large number of beneficial effects of ginseng therapy and showed that these effects are possibly mediated through its antioxidant properties. Thus ginseng may lend itself as a relatively safe and inexpensive adjuvant treatment for diabetes and chronic diabetic complications.
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Chakrabarti et al. (2017) conducted a review in Diabetes and its chronic complications. Ginseng therapy was evaluated. Ginseng therapy demonstrated beneficial effects on diabetes and its chronic complications, possibly mediated through its antioxidant properties, suggesting it as a safe adjuvant treatment.
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