'The Key to Immunity', the Secret of Red Ginseng
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- 2018-02-12
'The Key to Immunity', the Secret of Red Ginseng
- Many polysaccharide components in 6-year old red ginseng body, immune cell activation, nitric oxide production
The key to immunity is the red ginseng polysaccharide component. The red ginseng polysaccharide is contained in the body part of 6-year old ginseng with head, body and legs. It is characterized by polysaccharide component increase of more than 60% in the process of making ginseng with red ginseng.
Sungkyunkwan University Department of Genetic Engineering Prof. Jae Yeol Cho and Kyungpook National University Prof. Man Whi Lee's team have shown that red ginseng polysaccharide improves immunity by activating macrophages responsible for the body's immune system, in the SCI-grade Mediators of Inflammation.
Prof. Jae Yeol Cho said, "When you eat red ginseng, macrophages responsible for the body's immune system are activated and promote the intracellular transport of immune proteins such as NF-κB, AP-1, STAT-1, ATF-2, CREB, etc. As a result, nitric oxide, active oxygen, and tumor necrosis factor, which kill cancer cells, viruses, and bacteria, can be actively produced to enhance immunity.”
This article is a translation of khan news.
(Source: http://news.khan.co.kr/kh_news/khan_art_view.html?artid=201801241626005&code=900303)