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Herbal echos. https://t.co/AwjTbzfLls
> While many of these recipes seem wacky to contemporary readers, researchers estimate that about half of them involve ingredients that are still used in modern medicine [...] “Don’t try any of these at home.”https://t.co/t8AzjXa28N https://t.co/f4fv2oLKx7
Did you know that Native American communities call "American ginseng" => "shang" because that's what the Chinese buyers would call it?https://t.co/vY2S3JY6zI
@Evolving_Moloch The occupancy detectors *are* very hard to locate because you can get all sorts of reflections. Time to look up air currents and temperature fluxuations in marshland that might impact sound diffusion.Time to find me a mandrake. https://t.co/uv7OiHExKd
"Because of the poor quality of most clinical trials on ginseng, reliable clinical data in humans are still lacking. Therefore, a broader understanding of medical knowledge and reasoning on ginseng is necessary."https://t.co/u6jPIIleLvhttps://t.co/CB7ublD80f
"Although it has been suggested that P. ginseng may have beneficial effects in the treatment of ASD patients in a preliminary study with human patients , no definite and elaborate study has been conducted in either animal and human studies." why?https://t.co/cBotrLRrxw
"American ginseng contains chemicals called ginsenosides that seem to affect insulin levels in the body and lower blood sugar. Other chemicals, called polysaccharides, might affect the immune system."https://t.co/ZOQIEN4jWp
"Generally well tolerated, many physicians are unaware that ginseng may be associated with acute and significant psychiatric disturbances for certain at-risk individuals." https://t.co/o8wnCHde5Ohttps://t.co/vsMWWjgBkr
Mania? Torpor."Animal and lab studies suggest that Panax ginseng hits some of the same targets in the brain as drugs being developed to treat both negative and positive symptoms of schizophrenia, according to Canadian researchers." https://t.co/uahPFI8KX0
Pharmaceutical Biopiracy. "Evidence suggests that HT1001™, a proprietary North American ginseng extract containing known levels of active ginsenosides, may improve cognitive function. Importantly, individuals with schizophrenia "https://t.co/j3n6LR70VXhttps://t.co/BxFz79KAbv
It's not real™ medicine® until someone has spent millions of dollars patenting and testing a extract from an herb that has been used for centuries to get it blessed by the priest in the government.https://t.co/D1aN5acw7m
The plant that screams."The medicinal and folkloric applications of ginseng by the Chinese were remarkably similar to those independently developed by various North American Indian tribes."https://t.co/1Yn2WaSMfl https://t.co/vs12Q6fXbc
The screaming in my head is endlesshttps://t.co/Iik0vRxvUqhttps://t.co/qnpr5B9muQ https://t.co/yycIQZSLa5
"interest in natural products as drug leads is being revitalized, particularly for tackling antimicrobial resistance. Here, we summarize recent technological developments that are enabling natural product-based drug discovery"https://t.co/i2dVlBDtWFhttps://t.co/iDWnGYd536
"nearly 80 herbal medicines would be identified that had clinically significant interactions with drugs. Garlic, ginger, and ginkgo are among the herbs most commonly involved in herb–drug interactions" https://t.co/uKkrs11IQIhttps://t.co/LAMzyJnm7m https://t.co/5xILpU8zwt
