Did you know that among anti-aging food supplements, ginseng, with its richness in nutrients, helps fight against skin aging?
Its content of amino acids, minerals, ginsenoids, antioxidants, vitamins B, C and E would make it a supplement of choice for having a luminous complexion, obtaining firmness and elasticity of the skin.
A 2016 study 1 on the antioxidant properties of Panax ginseng included in a herbal blend aimed to examine anti-aging activity both in human dermal fibroblasts under UVB irradiation using an assay and in healthy human skin by examining non-invasive measurements.
The results of this study suggest that ginseng may prevent skin aging by inhibiting wrinkle formation and increasing skin hydration.
There are, to date, numerous studies 2,3,4,5 on the pharmacological activities of ginseng extract and ginsenosides with regard to skin aging.
References:
1.Eunson Hwang, Sang-Yong Park, Chang Shik Yin, Hee-Taek Kim, Yong Min Kim and Tae Hoo Yi. Antiaging effects of the mixture of Panax ginseng and Crataegus pinnatifida in human dermal fibroblasts and healthy human skin. J Ginseng Res . 2017 Jan; 41(1): 69–77. 2016 Jan 12. doi: 10.1016/j.jgr.2016.01.001 PMCID: PMC5223080 PMID: 28123324 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5223080/
2. Eunson Hwang, Taek Hwan Lee, Sang-Yong Park, Tae Hoo Yi, Sun Yeou Kim. Enzyme-modified Panax ginseng inhibits UVB-induced skin aging through the regulation of procollagen type I and MMP-1 expression. Food Function. 2014 Feb;5(2):265-74. doi:10.1039/c3fo60418g. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24281186/
3. Park HJ, Kim DH, Park SJ, Kim JM, Ryu JH Ginseng in traditional herbal prescriptions. J Ginseng Res. 2012; 36:225–241. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23717123/
4. Hong CE, Lyu SY Anti-inflammatory and antioxidative effects of Korean red ginseng extract in human keratinocytes. Immune Netw. 2011; 11:42–49. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21494373
5. Kang TH, Park HM, Kim YB, Kim H., Kim N., Do JH, Kang C., Cho Y., Kim SY Effects of red ginseng extract on UVB irradiation-induced skin aging in hairless mice. J Ethnopharmacol. 2009; 123:446–451. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19501277/
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