| Many people today are interested in the use of herbs | | | | the online medical database of the National Library Of |
| such as ginseng in the treatment of prostate cancer. | | | | Medicine. |
| People are certainly interested in whether or not the | | | | This site is called Pub Med and can be found at |
| benefit of ginseng has been studied scientifically. | | | | The home page has a search box. In the search box |
| Before we describe the scientific and medical | | | | type in -- Ginseng AND prostate cancer. Then click |
| literature on the use of Ginseng for the treatment of | | | | search. Notice that the search won't work if you |
| prostate cancer, here is a brief description of the | | | | type in ginseng as a treatment for prostate cancer. |
| different types of ginseng. | | | | As of August, 2006 a total of 6 medical articles have |
| Ginseng is a herbal remedy that has been used in | | | | been written which turned up in our search. You can |
| Asia as a medicinal remedy for a long time. It's | | | | read the abstracts for free online. In addition, one of |
| commonly used as a herbal preparation in traditional | | | | the articles is available as a free full text article on |
| Chinese medicine. | | | | the subject of ginseng as a treatment for prostate |
| There are many types of ginseng freely available on | | | | cancer. |
| the market today. However, there are really only 2 | | | | To tell if a free full text article is available, look to |
| types of real ginseng: | | | | see if there are green lines in the file box to the left |
| 1. Asian Ginseng (Panax Ginseng): and | | | | of the article title. |
| 2. North American Ginseng (Panax Quinquefolius). | | | | If there are only black lines then that means that |
| Both types of ginseng differ in their chemical | | | | only the abstract is available. This still can provide |
| composition. This different chemical composition | | | | some valuable information on our subject of ginseng |
| appears to give each type of ginseng different | | | | in the treatment of prostate cancer. You can read |
| biological properties. | | | | the abstract and, if you decide that you want to |
| How To Research The Medical Literature And Find | | | | read the full text of the article for free, make a note |
| Abstracts And Free Full Text Articles On Ginseng As | | | | of the journal title and the volume. |
| A Treatment For Prostate Cancer | | | | You can then go the closest medical library, find the |
| To research the scientific literature and find medical | | | | actual medical journal, and read the full text of the |
| articles written about the use of ginseng for the | | | | article for free. |
| treatment of prostate cancer, you first need to go | | | | |