GINSENG INHIBITS AND STOPS ALZHEIMER: Pick Winning Numbers
Ginseng Inhibits Alzheimer's Disease By Russell Blaylock, M.D. | Wednesday, 23 Mar 2016 04:04 PM A number of studies have shown that ginsenosides from ginseng can inhibit inflammatory mechanisms in the brain. They are especially protective against beta amyloid, the inflammatory microscopic substance that accumulates in specific areas of brains affected by Alzheimer’s. Ginseng extracts also inhibit immunoexcitotoxic activation of microglia, an important factor in preventing the destructive process of Alzheimer’s disease. In fact, components in American ginseng, Korean red ginseng, and Panax ginseng all inhibit inflammation caused by microglial activation. Regulation of microglial activity is critically important in brain protection because these specialized immune cells can either be beneficial or quite harmful, depending on what state they are in. The protective activation mode stimulates the microglia to act as cells that clean up dangerous de...