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KMID : 0352720090330030219
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Journal of Ginseng Research
2009 Volume.33 No. 3 p.219 ~ p.222
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Effect of Korean Red Ginseng on Somatic Symptoms in a General Population in Korea
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Kang Eun-Ho
Shim Woo-Yong
Song Yoon-Jae
Yu Bum-Hee
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Abstract
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Various somatic symptoms are known to be related to stress in a general population. Korean red ginseng has been used as a therapeutic agent for the treatment and prevention of many diseases in Oriental medicine. There exist no data, however, on the effect of Korean red ginseng on somatic symptoms in a general population. In this study, 21 normal subjects were randomly assigned to the Korean-red-ginseng group, and 18 subjects to the placebo group. The subjects took 3 g Korean red ginseng or placebo every day for three weeks. After the three-week treatment, there was a 〈time x group〉 interaction effect of a greater reduction in the Symptom checklist-90-revised (SCL-90-R) somatization score (p=0.04) in the Korean-red-ginseng group. This study suggests that Korean red ginseng is effective for the management of somatic symptoms in a general population.
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KEYWORD
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somatic symptom, Korean red ginseng, stress
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