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==News About Ginseng== | ==News About Ginseng== | ||
'''HIV patient survives solely on ginseng for 30 years ''' | |||
*Source:http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/world/2016/03/182_201063.html | |||
:(Yonhap) | |||
Korean red ginseng, a medicinal plant known here as "hongsam," has been found to be effective in fighting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections, a South Korean research team said Thursday, citing a local patient surviving solely on red ginseng for about 30 years. | |||
The patient was diagnosed as HIV positive in 1987. Since then, the patient has taken a dozen red ginseng capsules daily and has not used any other medication, according to a team led by Cho Young-gul, a professor at the University of Ulsan's Asan Medical Center. | |||
Each capsule contains 500mg of the root that was steamed for three hours and left to dry at 50-80 C, with no additives, according to the team. | |||
It said the South Korean patient has shown no symptoms of AIDS for 31 years, noting the person insists the infection actually occurred in 1985. | |||
This latest research has drawn attention, as few cases of HIV patients on medication surviving for more than 30 years have been reported worldwide. | |||
Cho said that the patient's immunity recently dropped remarkably, as the person started failing to take red ginseng regularly for personal reasons. | |||
Usually, the duration of life without treatment for HIV-infected persons is 11 years. | |||
Previously, a case of an Australian staying alive for 29 years without taking AIDS medication was reported. | |||
Cho said Korean red ginseng seems to cause defects in the genetic code related to the AIDS virus, thus curbing the progression of the disease. | |||
Such a hongsam treatment "might induce genetic defects in the negative factor gene," which is associated with the human immunodeficiency virus, he said in a report published in the Journal of Ginseng Research. | |||
A number of studies have shown that the long-term intake of Korean red ginseng helps promote the human immune system. | |||
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*Source:http://running.competitor.com/2013/08/nutrition/ginseng-the-root-of-improving-athletic-performance_29763 | *Source:http://running.competitor.com/2013/08/nutrition/ginseng-the-root-of-improving-athletic-performance_29763 | ||