What are the medicinal effects of total ginsenosides from ginseng fruit?
Disease description:
Recently, I haven't been feeling well physically, often experiencing weakness and noticing what seems like a low immune system. I heard that total ginseng fruit saponins might be beneficial for health. I would like to know what the medicinal benefits of total ginseng fruit saponins are.
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Zhang Xiuhong
The medicinal effects of total ginseng fruit saponins include:
1. Enhancing immune function: By stimulating macrophages to produce interleukin-1β and promoting inflammatory responses, thereby strengthening defense against pathogens.
2. Antioxidant effects: Capable of scavenging free radicals, delaying cellular aging, and playing a positive role in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases and anti-tumor activity.
3. Delaying aging: Total ginseng fruit saponins also possess effects of delaying aging and improving appearance, which are attributed to their ability to maintain normal body functions and activate body cells.
4. Protecting the heart: Total ginseng fruit saponins can also improve myocardial ischemia and enhance myocardial contractility, offering good protective effects on cardiac function.
5. Assisting in cancer prevention and treatment: Total ginseng fruit saponins can aid in cancer prevention and treatment, enhance oxygen-carrying capacity of red blood cells, improve blood flow velocity and volume, and help alleviate symptoms of blood deficiency such as anemia and fatigue.
6. Sedative and hypnotic effects: Total ginseng fruit saponins can increase brain serotonin levels, helping to improve sleep quality. Additionally, they can enhance memory and have certain preventive effects against senile dementia.
