Ginseng in delaying brain aging: Progress and Perspectives.

Jingwen Niu, Guoqi Zhu, Junjie Zhang

Center for Xin'an Medicine and Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine of IHM, and Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology (Brain diseases), Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, China; Key Laboratory of Xin'an Medicine, the Ministry of Education, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230038, China.Center for Xin'an Medicine and Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine of IHM, and Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology (Brain diseases), Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, China; Key Laboratory of Xin'an Medicine, the Ministry of Education, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230038, China. · pubmed

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Abstract

The Shennong Bencao Jing (Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica) records that Panax ginseng C. A. Mey (ginseng) 'lightens the body and prolongs life'. Many investigations have documented that ginseng exerts neuroprotective effects by mitigating the aging of the brain. However, a comprehensive review of the impacts of ginseng on brain aging remains lacking.

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Research summary

Ginseng has neuroprotective effects that may mitigate brain aging. The paper discusses the potential of ginseng to address aspects of brain aging, which is directly related to longevity research.

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