A new study found American ginseng can prevent tumor growth and colon inflammation, according to findings published in the BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine journal.
A Western-style diet, characterized by fat intake, processed foods and excess sugar, has been shown to increase cancer risk. To test the hypothesis that American ginseng can mitigate some of that risk, researchers fed mice a Western-style diet of 20 percent fat and a Western-style diet of 20 percent fat in combination with 250-ppm of American ginseng. They found American ginseng significantly inhibited inflammation of the colon and tumor growth.
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A Western-style diet, characterized by fat intake, processed foods and excess sugar, has been shown to increase cancer risk. To test the hypothesis that American ginseng can mitigate some of that risk, researchers fed mice a Western-style diet of 20 percent fat and a Western-style diet of 20 percent fat in combination with 250-ppm of American ginseng. They found American ginseng significantly inhibited inflammation of the colon and tumor growth.
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