Korean red ginseng

Reported Uses

• NOTE: see Herb & Supplement Effectiveness Rating Definitions table
• ADHD [Insufficient Evidence]
• aging [Insufficient Evidence]
• allergic rhinitis [Insufficient Evidence]
• Alzheimer dz [Insufficient Evidence]
• androgenic alopecia [Insufficient Evidence]
• anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity [Insufficient Evidence]
• anxiety [Insufficient Evidence]
• aplastic anemia [Insufficient Evidence]
• asthma [Insufficient Evidence]
• athletic performance [Possibly Ineffective]
• BPH [Insufficient Evidence]
• breast CA [Insufficient Evidence]
• bronchitis [Insufficient Evidence]
• cancer [Insufficient Evidence]
• cancer-related fatigue [Insufficient Evidence]
• CHF [Insufficient Evidence]
• chronic fatigue syndrome [Insufficient Evidence]
• CKD [Insufficient Evidence]
• cognitive decline, age-related [Insufficient Evidence]
• cognitive function [Possibly Effective]
• cognitive impairment, mild [Insufficient Evidence]
• common cold [Insufficient Evidence]
• constipation [Insufficient Evidence]
• COPD [Insufficient Evidence]
• depression [Insufficient Evidence]
• diabetes mellitus [Insufficient Evidence]
• diabetic neuropathy [Insufficient Evidence]
• erectile dysfxn [Possibly Effective]
• exercise-induced muscle damage [Insufficient Evidence]
• fatigue [Insufficient Evidence]
• fibromyalgia [Insufficient Evidence]
• gallbladder dz [Insufficient Evidence]
• gastritis [Insufficient Evidence]
• glaucoma [Insufficient Evidence]
• halitosis [Insufficient Evidence]
• hangover [Insufficient Evidence]
• hearing loss [Insufficient Evidence]
• HIV/AIDS [Insufficient Evidence]
• HTN [Insufficient Evidence]
• hyperlipidemia [Insufficient Evidence]
• impaired glucose tolerance [Insufficient Evidence]
• inflammatory bowel dz [Insufficient Evidence]
• influenza [Possibly Effective]
• insomnia [Insufficient Evidence]
• liver dz [Insufficient Evidence]
• male infertility [Insufficient Evidence]
• menopausal sx [Insufficient Evidence]
• metabolic syndrome [Insufficient Evidence]
• multiple sclerosis-related fatigue [Possibly Effective]
• nausea/vomiting [Insufficient Evidence]
• neuropathic pain [Insufficient Evidence]
• nonalcoholic fatty liver dz [Insufficient Evidence]
• osteoarthritis [Insufficient Evidence]
• pneumonia [Insufficient Evidence]
• premature ejaculation [Insufficient Evidence]
• quality of life [Insufficient Evidence]
• rheumatoid arthritis [Insufficient Evidence]
• sexual arousal [Possibly Effective]
• stress [Insufficient Evidence]
• stroke [Insufficient Evidence]
• traumatic brain injury [Insufficient Evidence]
• vascular dementia [Insufficient Evidence]
• wrinkled skin [Insufficient Evidence]

Reported Doses

Safety/efficacy may not be established; reported doses may be derived from limited or potentially inadequate studies w/ variable regimens, multi-ingredient products, or where concentration of active ingredients may vary widely

Special Note, COVID-19

[no scientific data for COVID-19]

Info: see Herb & Supplement Remedy Use in COVID-19 Resources

Special Note

[formulation clarification]

Info: extracts generally stdzd to 1-80% ginsenoside content

Effectiveness Ratings

[see Herb & Supplement Effectiveness Rating Definitions table]

allergic rhinitis

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: 3 mg/kg/day PO qd

Alzheimer dz

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: 4.5-9 g PO qd

androgenic alopecia

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: apply 1 mL tonic topically bid

anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: 1 g PO qd; Start: 1st day of chemo

BPH

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: 1 g PO qd

breast CA

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: 1 g PO qd; Info: used w/ chemo

bronchitis

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: 100 mg PO bid; Info: used w/ standard tx

cancer

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: 3 g PO qd

cancer-related fatigue

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: 400 mg PO bid; Alt: 2000 mg PO qd

CHF

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: 2 g PO qd; Info: used w/ or w/o digoxin

chronic fatigue syndrome

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: 100-400 mg PO qd

cognitive function

[Possibly Effective]

Dose: 200-400 mg/day PO divided qd-bid; Alt: 200-960 mg PO x1

cognitive impairment, mild

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: 150 mg PO qd; Info: used w/ ginkgo

common cold

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: 200 mg PO qd

constipation

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: 20 mL fermented ginseng PO qd given 30min before meals; Info: product containing 25% Korean red ginseng

COPD

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: 100-6000 mg PO tid

depression

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: 2 g PO qd; Info: used w/ standard tx

diabetes mellitus

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: 2.7 g fermented ginseng PO qd; Alt: 2 g PO tid; 0.2-8 g PO qd

diabetic neuropathy

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: 1 g PO qd

erectile dysfxn

[Possibly Effective]

Dose: 700 mg ginseng berry extract PO bid; Alt: 1-2.7 g/day PO divided qd-tid

fatigue

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: 1 g PO bid; Alt: 80 mg PO qd

fibromyalgia

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: 100-400 mg PO qd

glaucoma

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: 1 g PO tid

halitosis

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: 2.7 g PO qd

hangover

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: 100 mL PO x1; Info: drink containing 0.321 mg/mL ginseng extract

hearing loss

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: 200 mg PO qd

HTN

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: 1.5 g PO tid; Alt: 0.2-8 g PO qd

hyperlipidemia

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: 0.2-8 g PO qd

impaired glucose tolerance

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: 2.7 g fermented ginseng PO qd

influenza

[Possibly Effective]

Dose: 200 mg PO qd; Alt: 1 g PO tid

male infertility

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: 200 mg PO qd

multiple sclerosis-related fatigue

[Possibly Effective]

Dose: 250 mg PO bid

menopausal sx

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: 1 g PO tid; Alt: 500 mg PO 4x/day

metabolic syndrome

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: 0.2-8 g PO qd

nonalcoholic fatty liver dz

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: 2 g PO qd; Info: used w/ milk thistle

osteoarthritis

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: 1 g PO tid

premature ejaculation

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: apply cream topically to glans penis 1h before intercourse

quality of life

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: 40 mg PO bid

sexual arousal

[Possibly Effective]

Dose: 3 g PO qd

vascular dementia

[Insufficient Evidence]

Dose: 60 mg PO tid (extract ratio 5:5:1 ginseng:ginkgo:saffron)