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Siberian ginseng is not a true ginseng; it is sold as a tonic for stamina and immunity. Human studies are few and none concerns cancer. It raised digoxin levels in a case report.
Siberian ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus) is a northern Asian plant used traditionally as an adaptogen, performance enhancer and immune stimulant; it is not a species of Panax ginseng. Memorial Sloan Kettering's About Herbs summary describes neuroprotective, blood-sugar-lowering and steroid-receptor-binding effects in preclinical studies, and calls human studies quite limited: an herbal mixture containing it relieved knee osteoarthritis pain in one small study, and it may improve lipid profiles. No study has tested it in people with cancer. MSK records a subarachnoid haemorrhage in a woman taking a supplement of red clover, dong quai and Siberian ginseng for hot flushes, raised serum digoxin in a case report, and inhibition of CYP2C9 and CYP2E1 in vitro. For fatigue during cancer treatment, the ginseng with trial evidence is American ginseng.
Eleutherosides and polysaccharides with proposed adaptogenic and immune effects in laboratory models.
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