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03-12-2008, 08:32 AM | #11 | |||
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I'm excited to try it, but not sure which brand to buy. Which brand do you folks use?
A recent study at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy in the U.S. reported that 29% of randomly purchased products claiming to contain ginseng did not have any significant amount of the herb, another 27% contained ginsenocides in amounts so low that the preparation was considered unsuitable for therapeutic value. Thus consumers should be wary of what they are purchasing and be sure of the ginseng content in each item.
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03-12-2008, 01:13 PM | #12 | |||
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I've been using an off-brand called "Root to Herb" solely because it was all the local shop had when I first looked for it and it worked. So I stuck with it. In general with any supplements reputation is everything. The one with the best reputation is Jarrow simply because the owner Mr. Jarrow takes a personal interest in quality control. Very personal in that if a supplier screws around with product quality Mr. Jarrow has special attorneys whose job is to put that supplier out of business. Simple but effective.
My second choice is NOW. One thing I found is that ginseng seems to be heat sensitive so don't leave a bottle in the car in summer like I did. Quote:
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Born in 1953, 1st symptoms and misdiagnosed as essential tremor in 1992. Dx with PD in 2000. Currently (2011) taking 200/50 Sinemet CR 8 times a day + 10/100 Sinemet 3 times a day. Functional 90% of waking day but fragile. Failure at exercise but still trying. Constantly experimenting. Beta blocker and ACE inhibitor at present. Currently (01/2013) taking ldopa/carbadopa 200/50 CR six times a day + 10/100 form 3 times daily. Functional 90% of day. Update 04/2013: L/C 200/50 8x; Beta Blocker; ACE Inhib; Ginger; Turmeric; Creatine; Magnesium; Potassium. Doing well. |
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03-12-2008, 01:25 PM | #13 | |||
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If you live in the country and have a damp and shady north facing hollow (the kind where black walnut trees grow) order seed and plant some. It takes several years so you are doing for nature but like Don Juan might say, the plant's spirit may reward you. I can look out my window at a 4' x 60' patch two years old and it is satisfying.
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Born in 1953, 1st symptoms and misdiagnosed as essential tremor in 1992. Dx with PD in 2000. Currently (2011) taking 200/50 Sinemet CR 8 times a day + 10/100 Sinemet 3 times a day. Functional 90% of waking day but fragile. Failure at exercise but still trying. Constantly experimenting. Beta blocker and ACE inhibitor at present. Currently (01/2013) taking ldopa/carbadopa 200/50 CR six times a day + 10/100 form 3 times daily. Functional 90% of day. Update 04/2013: L/C 200/50 8x; Beta Blocker; ACE Inhib; Ginger; Turmeric; Creatine; Magnesium; Potassium. Doing well. |
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03-12-2008, 05:39 PM | #14 | ||
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Here is a site recommended to me by a Phd pharmacist for checking out which supplements actually have the ingrediates they claim it has without major contaminates. For ginseng:
http://www.consumerlab.com/results/ginseng.asp Sasha |
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03-13-2008, 04:44 PM | #15 | |||
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My chiropractor recommended the same site, but still worries about anything grown in China.
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03-13-2008, 08:02 PM | #16 | ||
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How about the American ginseng sold by Puritan's Pride? Has he mentioned that one?
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03-14-2008, 04:55 AM | #17 | ||
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I must say I am suspicious of companies which sell herbs at triple price because they claim their product being superior. Herbs are basically cheap and I buy it very very cheap from Swanson. My wife tells me that their products are so cheap that can't be but sugar tablets but they seem to me to be respectable?? I hesitate to mention companies names for fear like advert for them but I live in Jordan and only know them through the Innternet so I will apreciate if any body tells me they heard of this company and if their products are (or are not) sugar pills??
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03-14-2008, 06:47 AM | #18 | |||
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Swanson's seems to be a good company and retails their own products as opposed to a company which retails a variety of manufacturors.
There aren't as many individual reviews as I would like, but epinions has an extensive listing of various products by brand at http://www.epinions.com/well-Nutriti...all~9688_brand Swanson's itself is very well rated with plenty of reviews too http://www.epinions.com/pr-Online_St.../sort_dir_~des Quote:
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Born in 1953, 1st symptoms and misdiagnosed as essential tremor in 1992. Dx with PD in 2000. Currently (2011) taking 200/50 Sinemet CR 8 times a day + 10/100 Sinemet 3 times a day. Functional 90% of waking day but fragile. Failure at exercise but still trying. Constantly experimenting. Beta blocker and ACE inhibitor at present. Currently (01/2013) taking ldopa/carbadopa 200/50 CR six times a day + 10/100 form 3 times daily. Functional 90% of day. Update 04/2013: L/C 200/50 8x; Beta Blocker; ACE Inhib; Ginger; Turmeric; Creatine; Magnesium; Potassium. Doing well. |
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03-14-2008, 07:04 AM | #19 | ||
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..This puts my mind to rest.
Also a chance to tell you how much I appreciate and enjoy your posts
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04-09-2008, 01:15 PM | #20 | |||
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I want to chime in with my experience with ginseng. My symptoms are still "mild" compared to some: mainly muscle rigidity causing constant stiffness and pain, a general slowness, very slight tremor and depression. My only prescription at this point is mirapex. The mirapex was only mildly effective even as I was titrated from .25mg x 3 to 1.5mg x 3. The last time I saw my neurologist, he told me to go to 2.0mg x 3 if 1.5 didn't improve things. After I read these threads, however, I decided to try adding ginseng instead. I started taking 650mg x 2 and within 2 days, my muscles were more relaxed than they've been since I was diagnosed last year. My "1000 yard stare" is almost non-existent and my overall mood is greatly improved. Placebo? I can't say, but I can say that physically, I have performed much better in the month with ginseng than in the previous 6 months without. Just for the record, I also take a B supplement with L carnitine and alpha lipoic acid. That helped some, but not to the extent that the ginseng has. Thanks a bunch for sharing your experimentation!
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