Let's talk Ginseng

Comment · Tue, June 7, 2016 · 14 pts

>the difference between them and actual effects of Ginseng. Traditionally, panax ginseng extracts have been made from the root material, and contain 2-3% ginsenosides. However, the leaves also have ginsenosides, and in

Comment · Tue, June 7, 2016 · 5 pts

You are correct. [Effects of ginsenosides on glycine receptor alpha1 channels expressed in Xenopus oocytes.](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12661758) [Inhibitory influence of ginsenoside Rb\(3\) on activation of st

Comment · Tue, June 7, 2016 · 3 pts

There are acute effects; especially if you are taking it with something like caffeine or theacrine. I can certainly notice pretty significant acute effects when I take them. The most acute effects are from GS15-4 subling

Comment · Tue, June 7, 2016 · 4 pts

Well some studies showed that it did not have direct opioid affinities. So it must be acting on an allosteric mechanism. It does slow/prevent tolerance to morphine too. [The effect of Panax ginseng on the development of

Comment · Wed, June 8, 2016 · 5 pts

> If the ginsenosides in the leaves are present in much higher amounts, then why aren't the leaves nearly as popular? Wouldn't they be much more sustainable to harvest than the root itself, which takes years to mature?

Comment · Fri, June 10, 2016 · 3 pts

Yeah, I might consider it. American ginseng might certainly have its own benefits. The issue is that many places mislabel it as Panax Ginseng, which makes people completely confused as to which products do and do not wor

Comment · Fri, June 10, 2016 · 1 pts

If you do, please let me know how you responded to them!

Comment · Fri, June 10, 2016 · 3 pts

I am glad you are liking things! Some of these things it will take us a while to break even on, due to the cost of analytical testing. However, I just wanted to give people a supply they can trust, and know they are gett

Comment · Mon, July 11, 2016 · 2 pts

>As for the GS15-4 - what does the 200mg look like Like a pile smaller than a dime. It's fairly dense. >Using Powdercity's Red Micro Scoop - how many mg of the GS15-4 does one scoop yield? Not sure, as I don't use sc

Comment · Mon, August 15, 2016 · 2 pts

I agree. I either use a 50/50 mixture of our leaf and root, or I use the GS15-4. The root and leaf combine very well together. So much so that I never just take one.

Comment · Mon, August 15, 2016 · 1 pts

Let me know how it goes!