Korean Ginseng Research Institute announces that red ginseng may have the adjuvant effect of new crown vaccine

Seoul, South Korea, October 21, 2021/PRNewswire/ - The Korean Ginseng Research Institute recently released a report on "Red Ginseng Vaccine Adjuvant Effect"[1] and "Respiratory Injury Prevention Effect" Summary of research results

Korean Ginseng Research Institute announces that red ginseng may have the adjuvant effect of new crown vaccine

The research results outlined in this review show that red ginseng improves the effectiveness of the vaccine.

In the paper "Protective Effect of Korean Red Ginseng Extract on the Infections by H1N1 and H3N2 Influenza Viruses in Mice" published in the international academic journal "Journal of Medicinal Food" in 2021, it is mentioned that compared with mice that were only vaccinated, vaccinated The survival rate of mice receiving the vaccine and taking red ginseng concentrate has improved

In the paper "Korean Red Ginseng enhances pneumococcal Δ pep27 vaccine efficacy by inhibiting reactive oxygen species production" published in the Journal of Ginseng Research in 2019, it was mentioned that mice infected with pneumococcal were injected with the vaccine (Δ pep27) at the same time.

According to the Korean Ginseng Research Institute, these findings prove the vaccine adjuvant effect of red ginseng and the preventive effect of respiratory damage

In South Korea, red ginseng has been officially recognized as a healthy functional food by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, a national agency that regulates drug and food safety

The representative red ginseng company in South Korea is the Korean Ginseng Corporation, whose famous CheongKwanJang brand accounts for about 70% of the entire red ginseng market

Last year, the Korean Ginseng Corporation and the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) signed a memorandum of understanding, and the two sides cooperated in the development of immune enhancers and the ingredients required for the use of red ginseng for new crown vaccine research

Immune enhancers are substances that enhance the immune response caused by antigens

Kim Jae-soo, president of the Korean Ginseng Corporation, said: “After the spread of the new crown virus, the number of people looking for red ginseng to improve immunity and manage health has increased significantly in South Korea

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