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Panax quinquefolius

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Health Canada Monographs

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PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS
Oral

Approved Health Claims

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  • Used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for deficiency of qi and yin, internal heat, cough, fire in the deficiency syndrome, dysphoria and tiredness, dry and thirsty mouth and throat
  • Used in Herbal Medicine as supportive therapy for the promotion of healthy (blood) glucose/sugar levels
  • (Traditionally) used in Herbal Medicine to help relieve restlessness and/or nervousness (nervine/calmative)
  • (Traditionally) used in Herbal Medicine to help relieve nervous dyspepsia/to help digestion in cases of nervousness and/or stress
  • Used in Herbal Medicine as an adaptogen to help maintain a healthy immune system
  • Used in Herbal Medicine as an adaptogen to help increase energy and resistance to stress over time (e.g. in case of mental and physical fatigue related to stress)
  • The above uses can be combined on the product label if from the same traditional or non-traditional system of medicine (e.g., Used in Herbal Medicine to help digestion in cases of nervousness or stress and as supportive therapy for the promotion of healthy glucose levels)
  • For multi-ingredient products: To prevent the product from being represented as a "traditional medicine", any indicated traditional use claim must refer to the specific medicinal ingredient(s) and recognized traditional system of medicine from which the claim originates when 1) both traditional and modern claims are present or 2) when claims originate from multiple systems of traditional medicine (e.g., Canadian ginseng is traditionally used in Herbal Medicine to help relieve restlessness and/or nervousness). When ALL of the medicinal ingredients (MIs) in the product are used within the SAME identified system of traditional medicine AND the product makes ONLY traditional claims, listing of MIs in the traditional claim(s) is not required
  • To prevent the product from being represented as a "traditional medicine", any indicated traditional use claim must refer to the specific medicinal ingredient(s) and recognized traditional system of medicine from which the claim originates when 1) both traditional and modern claims are present or 2) when claims originate from multiple systems of traditional medicine (e.g., Canadian ginseng is traditionally used in Herbal Medicine to help relieve restlessness and/or nervousness)
  • When ALL of the medicinal ingredients (MIs) in the product are used within the SAME identified system of traditional medicine AND the product makes ONLY traditional claims, listing of MIs in the traditional claim(s) is not required

Approved Dose Ranges

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PopulationDose RangeFrequency
Adults 18 years and older0.5–12 gramsper day
Adults 18 years and older1–3 gramsper day
Adults 18 years and older6–9 gramsper day
Adults 18 years and older2.4–9 gramsper day

Cautions & Contraindications

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cautionAsk a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you are taking blood thinners or digoxin (Brinker 2010; Dasgupta et al. 2007; Elmer et al. 2007; Yuan et al. 2004).
cautionAsk a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you have diabetes (Brinker 2010; Dascalu et al. 2007; Vuksan et al. 2000a,b,c).
cautionAsk a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician if symptoms persist or worsen.

Alternative Names

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American ginseng(common)Canadian ginseng(common)Five-leaved ginseng(common)Occidental ginseng(common)Sang(common)Sheng(common)Xi yang shen(common)Panax quinquefolius

Common Quantities in Licensed Products

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100 mg153 licensed products
200 mg105 licensed products
50 mg94 licensed products
100 milligrams78 licensed products
500 mg47 licensed products
500 milligrams41 licensed products
50 milligrams37 licensed products
250 mg35 licensed products
25 mg31 licensed products
300 mg30 licensed products

Related Ingredients

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Vitamin CCo-occurs in 129 productsGanoderma lucidumCo-occurs in 93 productsAstragalus membranaceusCo-occurs in 86 productsZincCo-occurs in 76 productsVitamin B12Co-occurs in 73 productsPanax ginsengCo-occurs in 73 productsEleutherococcus senticosusCo-occurs in 71 productsVitamin B6Co-occurs in 68 products

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