Latin botanical name:

Eleutherococcus senticosus, Acanthopanax senticosus

Common Name:

devil's root

touch-me-not

Siberian ginseng (it is not a type of ginseng)

Distribution:

northern China, Korea, Japan and southeastern  Russia (Taiga region).

Properties (characteristics)

warm, bitter,

Channels (meridians) entered:

lung, spleen, kidney

Actions & Indications:

For chronic inflammation of bronchi, neurasthenia, low sexual function, weakness, low white cell count after radiation therapy. It helps to reduce stress, to improve the immune system, to fight cancer and aging, to reduce other effects of radiation, to improve adrenal function. Ridding of dampness, pain, weakness in lower limbs, insomnia, tiredness, dizziness due to weakness and anxiety.

Dosage:

9~30 g for boiling with water and to be used as tea. 

In tablets or capsules: each dosage equals about 3 gram of dry root.

Chemical ingredients:

The root contain varieties of glucosides (0.6~0.9%): daucosterol, acanthosides A,B,B1,C,D,E, isofraxidinglucoside, ethyl-α-D-galactoside, syringaresinol glucoside, syringin, hyperin.

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Modern Research:

(1). Its anti-fatigue effect is stronger than that of ginseng. (2). Improves function of megalocytes. (3). Improves antigen. (4). Inhibits the growth of cancer cells and leukemia of laboratory mice. (4). Increases the rate of the formation of e-rosette of laboratory mice. (5).Ginsenosides characteristic of Panax ginseng are not found in the roots of ci wu jia. (6). The extracts from the plant, taken orally, increased the ability to handle adverse physical conditions, improved mental performance, and enhanced the quality of work under stressful conditions. (7). To avoid adjustment to the herb, it should be used for no longer than 60 consecutive days, followed by a period of 2-3 weeks of abstinence before using it again. (8) according to School of Food and Nutrition of Fu Ren University in Taiwan (輔仁大學食品營養系), it improves the oxygen intake up to 8.2% on 20 athletes after taking 400mg per day of ci wu jia for 4 weeks. (9) dilates coronary arteries.

Cautions:

May not suitable for yinxu (yin deficient) type of bodies.