Roots of Steel

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July/August 1997
By Steven Foster 
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Members of the Western scientific community generally agree that eleuthero is safe for human consumption, but some discount the Russian studies for containing incomplete data and lacking adequate controls. Nevertheless, the volume of data has convinced many of eleu­thero’s value, including the German government. It allows eleuthero to be used as a tonic for invigoration and fortification during times of fatigue and debility; for declining work capacity and concentration; and to help speed convalescence. The German government endorses a daily dose of 1 g of the powdered root for up to three months, with a repeated course if necessary.

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Steven Foster, a member of the Herbs for Health Editorial Advisory Board, is an herbalist, writer, and photographer who lives in Fay­etteville, Arkansas.

Additional reading

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——. “Maternal Use of Ginseng and Neonatal Androgenization” (letter). Journal of the American Medical Association 1991, 266:363.
——. “Eleuthero”. Canadian Pharmacy Journal October, 1996:52–54.
Farnsworth, N. R., et al. “Siberian Ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus): Current Status as an Adaptogen.” In Economic and Medicinal Plant Research, Volume I edited by H. Wagner, H. Hikino, and N.R. Farnsworth. Orlando, Florida: Academic Press, 1985.
Foster, S. “Siberian Ginseng—Eleutherococcus senticosus”. 2nd ed. Botanical Series, 302. Austin, Texas: American Botanical Council, 1996.
Fulder, S. “The Drug That Builds Russians.” New Scientist 1980, 21:576–579.
Hu, S. Y. “The Genus Panax (Ginseng) in Chinese Medicine.” Economic Botany 1976, 30(1): 11–28.
Koren, G., et al. “Maternal Ginseng Use Associated with Neonatal Androgenization” (letter). Journal of the American Medical Association 1990, 264:2866.
MacRae, S. “Elevated Serum Di­goxin Levels in a Patient Taking Digoxin and Siberian Ginseng.” Canadian Medical Association Journal 1996, 155:293–295.
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