Ginseng for the Treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Systematic Review of Clinical Studies, 2022, Yang et al

Abstract

Background
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a complex and often disabling chronic condition emerging worldwide, with no curative or definitive therapy yet identified. Ginseng has been widely used to treat fatigue in other patient groups and conditions; however, a systematic review focusing solely on the impact of ginseng on fatigue in patients with CFS has not been performed.

Objective
This study aimed to assess the current state of evidence regarding ginseng for CFS.

Methods
Multiple databases were searched from inception to October 2020. All data was extracted independently and in duplicates. Outcomes of interest included the effectiveness and safety of ginseng in patients with CFS.

Results
2 studies enrolling 68 patients were deemed eligible, including one randomized clinical trial and one prospective observational study. The certainty of evidence in the effectiveness outcome was low and moderate from both studies, while the safety evidence was very low as reported from one study.

Conclusion
Study findings highlight a potential benefit of ginseng therapy in the treatment of CFS. However, we are not able to draw firm conclusions due to limited clinical studies. The paucity of data warrants limited confidence. There is a need for future rigorous studies to provide further evidence.

Open access, https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2164957X221079790

 

It wouldn’t affect the value of this research much if they omitted the seng and just speculated about gin.

 

The point was for the authors to generate a publication that they can use on their tenure and promotion application.

ETA—they are from Mayo Clinic.

 

@dave30th Dont you have a contact at Mayo? Maybe you can make an inquiry why they thought it was important to involve the time of SEVEN researchers to review ONE clinical study. This is ridiculous!

 

What's happening there?

Catherine de Jong on Twitter: "Is GINSENG a promising herbal treatment for CFS/ME patients? https://t.co/0ez67kpBp3 via @edzardernst" / Twitter

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