Siberian ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus) is not a ginseng at all. It is another adaptogen, but a different species. Instead of a fleshy root, it has a woody root, instead of ginsenosides, eleutherosides are present
Siberian ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus) is not a ginseng at all. It is another adaptogen, but a different species. Instead of a fleshy root, it has a woody root, instead of ginsenosides, eleutherosides are present
Uses
Eleutherococcus is an adaptogen which has a wide range of health benefits attributed to its use. Currently, most of the research to support the medicinal use of Eleutherococcus is in Russian or Korean. Eleutherococcus contains eleutherosides, triterpenoid saponins which are lipophilic and which can fit into hormone receptors. Supporters of Eleutherococcus as medicine claim it possesses a variety of medicinal properties, such as:
increased endurance
memory improvement
anti-inflammatory
immunogenic
chemoprotective
radiological protection
