A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study to assess the effects of protopanaxadiol saponin–enriched ginseng extract and pectinase-processed ginseng extract on the prevention of acute respiratory illness in healthy people

Background: GS-3K8 and GINST, both of which are modified ginseng extracts, have never been examined in terms of their effectiveness for the prevention of acute respiratory illness (ARI) in humans. We conducted a pilot study to assess the feasibility of performing a large-scale, randomized, controlle...

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Main Authors: Jeong-Hwan Hwang, Soo-Hyun Park, Eun-Kyung Choi, Su-Jin Jung, Mi Kyung Pyo, Soo-Wan Chae
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Journal of Ginseng Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1226845318301519