Background Natural or botanical health products Overview of usage of herbal products for health Different Types of Herbal Products Supervised by health care practitioners As self-care products, self-directed use (NPHs regulations) Issues with Botanical Health Products Concern about predictable quality and health benefit? Biological effects are induces by secondary plant metabolites, which are produced by plants for self-defense, survival… Levels are influenced by various stre

GINSENG: THE PLANT Perennial herb with short underground stem and fleshy white root. Three or four years, the plants starts to flower. Most plant parts contain active components Main roots used for Traditional Chinese Medicine Mayor Panax species: Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer: Oriental, Asian or Korea ginseng. Long hsitory of use >> 4,000 years. Cultivated in China, Korea, and Japan. Panax quinquefolius (Notth American ginseng). 400 years of use. Note: Red ginsend is prepared fro

A description of scientific publications, covering different areas- i) agriculture/breeding; ii) phytochemistry, iii) preclinical pharmacology- in vitro and in vivio stating the targets investigated: immune stimulation and suppression, anti-inflammation, antibacterial activity, cardiovascular health, metabolism including adipose tissue, diabetes and it complications, stress, skeletal muscle; iv) advanced processing. 1. Overview of program Edmund MK Lui and Daniel CW Brown. 20