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What can you say about Panax ginseng in your ads and on your site?

The library supports 3 wordings for Panax ginseng; the strongest is “Used in herbal medicine to help support cognitive function and reduce mental fatigue” (moderate, 200-600 mg standardized extract a day). Avoid wording that names or implies a disease, a drug or a treatment, such as “Treats erectile dysfunction”.

Also called: Korean ginseng, Korean red ginseng, Asian ginseng, Red ginseng

Reviewed

Not legal advice. This guide shows the wording that published evidence supports at a daily dose, from the sources linked below; it is not a ruling on any claim. Your own product, its form and dose, and your own evidence still need to match the wording you use.

Supported wordings

What you can say.

Moderate evidenceWording 1

Claims Facts

“Used in herbal medicine to help support cognitive function and reduce mental fatigue.”

Daily dose200-600 mg standardized extract a day
SupportHealth Canada lists it as a herbal medicine use at 200-600 mg of standardized extract a day; no other listed source covers it.
Dose detailsAdults 18 and older. Health Canada: 200-600 mg of extract a day standardized to 4-7% ginsenosides, or 0.5-9 g of dried root a day.
FormRoot extract, standardized to 4-7% total ginsenosides
SourceHealth Canada monograph: Panax ginseng

Moderate evidenceWording 2

Claims Facts

“Used in herbal medicine to help enhance physical capacity and performance.”

Daily dose200-600 mg standardized extract a day
SupportHealth Canada lists it as a herbal medicine use at 200-600 mg of standardized extract a day; no other listed source covers it.
Dose detailsAdults 18 and older. Health Canada: 200-600 mg of extract a day standardized to 4-7% ginsenosides, or 0.5-9 g of dried root a day.
FormRoot extract, standardized to 4-7% total ginsenosides
SourceHealth Canada monograph: Panax ginseng

Moderate evidenceWording 3

Claims Facts

“Used in herbal medicine as an adaptogen to help increase energy and resistance to stress over time.”

Daily dose200-600 mg standardized extract a day
SupportHealth Canada lists it as a herbal medicine use at 200-600 mg of standardized extract a day; no other listed source covers it.
Dose detailsAdults 18 and older. Health Canada: 200-600 mg of extract a day standardized to 4-7% ginsenosides, or 0.5-9 g of dried root a day.
FormRoot extract, standardized to 4-7% total ginsenosides
SourceHealth Canada monograph: Panax ginseng

How strong the evidence is

Strong evidence
At least two listed sources support it independently at a comparable dose and form, and none disagrees.
Moderate evidence
One listed source supports it as an evidence-based use at that dose, and no listed source disagrees.
Limited evidence
The only support is traditional use, the sources disagree, or the source itself calls the evidence weak.

Wordings to avoid

What to leave out.

Claims Facts

Ingredient: Panax ginseng

Wording to avoidReason
“Treats erectile dysfunction”Names a disease.Disease
“Controls blood sugar in diabetes”Names a disease.Disease
“Works like an antidepressant”Presents the product as a drug.Drug

Disease: names or implies a disease. Drug: names a drug or presents the product as one. Treatment: promises to treat, cure or prevent a condition.

Sources

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