Wild Ginseng
What is wild ginseng?
Wild ginseng is the name given to ginseng that has been found in the wild. Because wild ginseng was once heavily sought after and nearly farmed to extinction its production is now carefully man controlled and maintained to prevent any chance of its extinction.
What does wild ginseng look like?
The root of the wild ginseng plant is grey or brown in appearance while its human like shape meant that it was often referred to as "man root" by ancient civilizations. Such cultures believed that because of its unique shape wild ginseng could be consumed and its life force would pass to its taker. While ginsengs exact medical benefits have been properly identified to further its application for modern day medicine.
How does wild ginseng work?
Menopause
Menopause symptoms occur as a result of a drop in estrogen in women's bodies. Such an effect is a natural part of a woman of advancing years. As women grow older their hormone receptors lose the ability to sufficiently reproduce estrogen. As estrogen is a key part of the body's function
Like other phytoestrogenic herbs, wild ginseng functions through its unique chemical property known as: phytoestrogens. Phytoestrogens have a chemical structure very similar to that of human estrogen. Such a comparison means that the plant-like estrogen hormones found in plants can be used to treat those with a hormone deficiency.
What is wild ginseng used for?
Other types of phytoestrogenic herbs
In addition to wild ginseng there are a host of other phytoestrogenic herbs which serve a similar purpose to wild ginseng. Phytoestrogenic herbs such as: Don quai, black cohosh and soy are all examples of phytoestrogenic herbs which are often used to treat menopause symptoms.
Wild ginseng is often used to treat women who are suffering from the effects of a host of menopause symptoms. When a woman's body loses its ability to sufficiently reproduce estrogen the resulting effect can cause a number of menopause symptoms. Such symptoms can include depression, hot flashes and night sweats.
Pros and cons of using wild ginseng to treat menopause symptoms
Many women enjoy a host of benefits in the treatment of their menopause symptoms with wild ginseng. The root however comes with a number of side effects which should be carefully considered when deciding whether to use wild ginseng to treat any symptoms of menopause. On the plus side wild ginseng is known as a fast and effective method of treating menopause symptoms and a viable cheaper alternative to hormone replacement therapy. In addition to these benefits wild ginseng also can aid towards treating other ailments unrelated to menopause.
Due to the obvious benefits of wild ginseng many women choose this as an option in order to curb the harsher effects of their menopause symptoms. Some of these risks are negligible, but often times wild ginsengs side effects do not make its benefits worthwhile. Due to the side effect of such herbs, it is highly recommended that other options such as non-estrogenic herbs are considered in the treatment of menopause symptoms.
