Journal
MOLECULES
Volume 25, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules25112719
Keywords
hormesis; hormetic; ginseng; biphasic; neuroprotection; aging; Alzheimer's Disease; Parkinson's Disease; wound healing; preconditioning
Funding
- US Air Force [AFOSR FA9550-19-1-0413]
- ExxonMobil Foundation [S18200000000256]
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This paper demonstrates that ginseng mixtures and individual ginseng chemical constituents commonly induce hormetic dose responses in numerous biological models for endpoints of biomedical and clinical relevance, typically providing a mechanistic framework. The principal focus of ginseng hormesis-related research has been directed toward enhancing neuroprotection against conditions such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases, stroke damage, as well as enhancing spinal cord and peripheral neuronal damage repair and reducing pain. Ginseng was also shown to reduce symptoms of diabetes, prevent cardiovascular system damage, protect the kidney from toxicities due to immune suppressant drugs, and prevent corneal damage, amongst other examples. These findings complement similar hormetic-based chemoprotective reports for other widely used dietary-type supplements such as curcumin, ginkgo biloba, and green tea. These findings, which provide further support for the generality of the hormetic dose response in the biomedical literature, have potentially important public health and clinical implications.
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