Intravenous Toxicity Study of Water-soluble Ginseng Pharmacopuncture in SD Rats.

Journal: Journal of pharmacopuncture
Published Date: Dec 1, 2015

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Radix Ginseng has been used for thousands of years to treat a wide variety of diseases. Radix ginseng has also been used as a traditional medicine for boosting Qi energy and tonifying the spleen and lungs. Traditionally, its effect could be obtained orally. Nowadays, a new method, the injection of herbal medicine, is being used. This study was performed to investigate the single-dose intravenous toxicity of water-soluble ginseng pharmacopuncture (WSGP) in Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats.

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  • Jun-Sang Yu
    Department of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Sangji University, Wonju, Korea.
  • Seung-Ho Sun
    Department of Internal Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Sangji University, Wonju, Korea.
  • Kwang-Ho Lee
    Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Sangji University, Wonju, Korea.
  • Ki-Rok Kwon
    Research Center of the Korean Pharmacopuncture Institute, Seoul, Korea.

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