A new study publish
ed in the Sept 26, 2013 issue of Journal of Radiation Research suggests taking Korean red ginseng extract (red Korean ginseng extract) as a herbal
ed in the Sept 26, 2013 issue of Journal of Radiation Research suggests taking Korean red ginseng extract (red Korean ginseng extract) as a herbalsupplement may also help lower the risk of radiation induced damage, particularly apoptosis or programmed cell deaths induced by radiation.
Harmful radiation like ionizing radiation is found everywhere. It can come from the environment like the sky and medical diagnostic tools like breast cancer mammography or cancer treatments like radiotherapy or radiation therapy. Radiotherapy is intended to cause oxygen reactive species, which kill cancer cells as long as healthy cells.
J. W. Chang from Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Ajou University in Suwon, Korea and colleagues tested the effectiveness of Korean red ginseng on radiation induced damage in the human keratinocyte cell line HaCaT and in an in vivo zebrafish model and found Korean red ginseng extract can help protect against a range of damages induced by radiation.
Nutritional supplements like Korean red ginseng can help healthy people to prevent unwanted radiationinduced damage. People who fly often or are expected to expose themselves to radiation-based diagnostic tools such as breast cancer mammography may take high doses of red Korean ginseng to prevent or reduce the radiation induced damage.
However, taking dietary supplements like red Korean ginseng that can prevent radiation induced damage may reduce the efficacy of radiotherapy intended as a cancer treatment. Cancer patients who are receiving radiation therapy need to talk to their oncologists before taking these types of antioxidant supplements.
In addition to Korean red ginseng, vitamin C is also another potent anti-radiation antioxidant. Vitamin C when orally ingested or IV-injected in a large dose can be very effective in reducing radiation induced damage.
Harmful radiation like ionizing radiation is found everywhere. It can come from the environment like the sky and medical diagnostic tools like breast cancer mammography or cancer treatments like radiotherapy or radiation therapy. Radiotherapy is intended to cause oxygen reactive species, which kill cancer cells as long as healthy cells.
J. W. Chang from Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Ajou University in Suwon, Korea and colleagues tested the effectiveness of Korean red ginseng on radiation induced damage in the human keratinocyte cell line HaCaT and in an in vivo zebrafish model and found Korean red ginseng extract can help protect against a range of damages induced by radiation.
Nutritional supplements like Korean red ginseng can help healthy people to prevent unwanted radiationinduced damage. People who fly often or are expected to expose themselves to radiation-based diagnostic tools such as breast cancer mammography may take high doses of red Korean ginseng to prevent or reduce the radiation induced damage.
However, taking dietary supplements like red Korean ginseng that can prevent radiation induced damage may reduce the efficacy of radiotherapy intended as a cancer treatment. Cancer patients who are receiving radiation therapy need to talk to their oncologists before taking these types of antioxidant supplements.
In addition to Korean red ginseng, vitamin C is also another potent anti-radiation antioxidant. Vitamin C when orally ingested or IV-injected in a large dose can be very effective in reducing radiation induced damage.
