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American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)

American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)

Best for

Improve everyday quality of life

Not enough research · 2000 mg/day for 8 weeks · 1 study , n=140

2 papers · 1 claim · 7 outcomes scored · 1 positive

Outcomes

What american ginseng (panax quinquefolius) actually does, by outcome

Each row is one outcome with effect size, evidence base, the dose that worked in trials, and time to first effect. Magnitude tiers come from native-unit MCID where available, Cohen's d otherwise.

Outcome Effect Evidence Dose Weeks Rank
Improve everyday quality of life Not enough research
trivial 		1 RCT n=140 2000 mg 8 wk —

Risk profile

Adverse events and known drug interactions

Safety events

insomnia
headache
diarrhea
hypoglycemia risk (pharmacodynamic effect)

Drug interactions

Warfarin major decreases effect
Drug:Warfarin moderate decreases effect
Blood Glucose Lowering moderate increases effect
Indinavir minor unknown

Sources

  1. 1. Pilot study of Panax quinquefolius (American ginseng) to improve cancer-related fatigue: a randomized, double-blind, dose-finding evaluation: NCCTG trial N03CA. (2010) ↑
  2. 2. Effects of American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) on neurocognitive function: an acute, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study. (2010) ↑

Generated August 14, 2026

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