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- Title
Estrogen Bioassay of Ginseng Extract and Arginmax ® , a Nutritional Supplement for the Enhancement of Female Sexual Function.
- Authors
Lake Polan, Mary; Hochberg, Richard B.; Trant, Aileen S.; Wuh, Hank C.K.
- Abstract
Purpose: To determine whether ArginMax® (The Daily Wellness Co., Sunnyvale, CA) or the Pancix ginseng extract it contains has any estrogenic activity. ArginMax for Women, a nutritional supplement for optimization of sexual health, contains L-arginine, ginseng, ginkgo, damiana, multivitamins, and minerals. Methods: A human endometrial adenocarcinoma cell line, Ishikawa, which contains an ah kaline phosphatase (AP) enzyme sensitive to estrogen stimulation, was used in a bioassay to determine whether Panax ginseng or ArginMax contained estrogenic components. Results: Neither ArginMax nor Panax ginseng stimulated AP at any of the concentrations tested. Conclusions: No estrogenic activity was evident in the sample of Panax ginseng extract tested or in a sample of ArginMax containing this extract in combination with other ingredients.
- Publication
Journal of Women's Health (15409996), 2004, Vol 13, Issue 4, p427
- ISSN
1540-9996
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1089/154099904323087114