Hi All:

I have done some research and found the effect of ginseng, Chinese or American has a lot to do with the generation of Nitric Oxide, the molecule that made Viagra popular.

You may find the detailed review article on marathonginsengdotcom under "Ginseng and Medicine. Comments are welcome. Thank you all.

Thank you, Dr.

Further reading on these effects:

"Ginsenoside Rg3 increases nitric oxide production via increases in phosphorylation and _expression_ of endothelial nitric oxide synthase: Essential roles of estrogen receptor-dependent PI3-kinase and AMP-activated protein kinase."
Hien, Tran Thi; Kim, Nak Doo; Pokharel, Yuba Raj; Oh, Seok Jeong; Lee, Moo Yeol; Kang, Keon Wook; Hien, Tran Thi.
Toxicology & Applied Pharmacology (0041-008X)
7/15/2010. Vol.246,Iss.3;p.171-183

"Ginsenoside Rg1 Improves Male Copulatory Behavior Via Nitric Oxide/Cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate Pathway."
Xiaoying Wang; Shifeng Chu; Tianxiu Qian; Ji Chen; Juntian Zhang; Xiaoying Wang.
Journal of Sexual Medicine (1743-6095)
2/1/2010. Vol.7,Iss.2;p.743-750

You will also find this mentioned in several review papers, which can be found easily. Let me know if you have any questions.


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