Anti-fatigue effect from Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma: a suggestive and promising treatment for long COVID.
- 2022-06
- Acupuncture and herbal medicine 2(2)
- Xiangda Zhou
- Keying Zhang
- Lanbo Liu
- Qianru Zhao
- Ming Huang
- Rui Shao
- Yanyan Wang
- Bin Qu
- Yu Wang
- PubMed: 37808250
- DOI: 10.1097/hm9.0000000000000033
Study Design
- Type
- Review
Two years after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, an increasing number of patients continue to suffer from long COVID (LC), persistent symptoms, and/or delayed or long-term complications beyond the initial 4 weeks from the onset of symptoms. Constant fatigue is one of the most common LC symptoms, leading to severely reduced quality of life among patients. Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma-known as the King of Herbs in traditional Chinese medicine-has shown clinical anti-fatigue effects. In this review, we summarize the underlying anti-fatigue mechanisms of Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma extracts and their bioactive compounds, with a special focus on anti-viral, immune remodeling, endocrine system regulation, and metabolism, suggesting that Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma is a potentially promising treatment for LC, especially in regard to targeting fatigue.