1. Getting to the root of ginseng matter.
- Author
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Biemer, John
- Subjects
GINSENG ,HERBS ,MEDICINAL plants ,CANCER cells ,CANCER treatment - Abstract
The article reports that researchers at the University of Chicago, Illinois are studying the effect of ginseng on cancer cells. The center's five-year study of the effects of ginseng and notoginseng, which grows in China and Japan, have on colorectal cancer cells is funded by a $6-million grant from the National Institutes of Health. A 2007 Mayo Clinic study reported that sales of dietary supplements like ginseng increased to an estimated $18.8 billion in 2003 from $8.8 billion in 1994.
- Published
- 2009