Comment · Sat, February 22, 2020
Which Ginseng to use to mimic these 4 studies on erectile improvement?
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SalesBot3000 · 3 points
The magic numbers are 3g a day (1g x 3 times)
But not all ginseng sold by ND has the same ginsenoside contents (and different effectiveness?) so which Ginseng version should I take to mimic these studies?
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12394711
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16855773
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8750052
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u/MisterYouAreSoDumb
Those studies are looking at Korean red ginseng. That's what our ginseng root extract is. It's darker/red because of a special heat steaming process before drying. White ginseng root extracts goes straight to drying with no steaming in the middle. The red comes from a Maillard reaction between the amino acids and sugars in raw ginseng. Red ginseng has an amino-sugar made in that process that the white does not. It's called arginine-fructose-glucose (AFG).
https://nootropicsdepot.com/panax-ginseng-root-extract-powder-7-10-ginsenosides/
That being said, the AFG has been shown to mostly be an immune activator, not anything to do with testosterone. It is ginsenoside Rg1 that has the effects on serum testosterone levels. Our ginseng leaf extract has the most Rg1. Honestly, you can get the best effects by our PanaMAX formulation. You get both ginseng leaf and root, along with schisandra that drastically increases their bioavailability.
https://nootropicsdepot.com/panamax-panax-ginseng-schisandra-capsules/
If you do decide to take either our leaf or powder instead, DO NOT take 3 grams. Those studies using 3 grams were using whole root, not a super potent extract like we do. The dose you need with our extracts is much much less. Taking a capsule of PanaMAX will be the easiest and most effective, though.