It has been long known that red ginseng has a range of bioactive attributes. It contains different ginsenosides, which are thought to have effective anti-aging and antioxidant characteristic.
According to a recent research, red ginseng can decrease facial wrinkles as well as “photoaged” skin. Photoaged is damage caused to the skin because of over exposure of sunlight.
An example of Photoaged: Cumulative effect of exposure to sun rays
It has been found that Torilus Fructus and Corni Fructus, which is a component from extracted red ginseng, can reduce and rectify premature skin. It enhances collagen synthesis in human skin and thereby removes facial wrinkles. The research was conducted on a group of female volunteer of an age above 40 years. The test was conducted through the double-blind fashion, where either placebo or herbal ginseng extract mixture of 3g per day was provided for 24 weeks.
Appropriate measures were used to evaluate elasticity, facial wrinkles, pigmentation and epidermal water content. Various samples of facial skin were taken prior, post and concurrently to analyze the immunohistochemical and polymerase chain reaction. Some biochemical features that were evaluated were:
1. Type I Procollagen gene
2. Matrix Metalloproteinase (MMP)-9
3. Fibrillin-1
The study was conducted on 82 volunteers. The treated group experienced a substantial improvement in biochemical correlated of facial wrinkles. MMP-9 gene expression was restricted, type I procollagen gene was augmented and fibrillin-1 fiber was stretched.
However, alteration in epidermal water content, facial elasticity, epidermal thickness, pigmentation and facial erythema was stagnant.
The study concluded that Corni fructus and Torilus fructus, which are extracts of red ginseng, have enhancing characteristics to treat facial wrinkles and even to alleviate photoaging. The augmentation in collagen synthesis in the dermis accounts for the improvement in photoaging.
Red ginseng is according to research once again honored as “beauty food” and now with additional benefits to alleviate photoaging and reduce facial wrinkles.
Source: National Center for Biotechnology Information
Anti Aging, Anti Aging Products, Anti Aging Supplements, Gerontology
Thu, Jan 7, 2010
Anti Aging, Anti Aging Products, Anti Aging Supplements, Gerontology