Ginseng is an adaptogen—a substance that regulates various body functions depending on individual needs. Eastern medical practitioners have used this Chinese herb to treat a variety of ills and renew energy.
Now a growing body of scientific research has focused on a specific chemical in ginseng—aglycolin sapogenin or AGS— and it’s apparent anti-cancer properties.
For example, AGS completely destroyed melanoma cancer cells within 24 hours of contact, with nearly zero toxicity and no side effects. AGS could turn out to be one of the safest cancer treatments available. Study after study has reported virtually no side effects.
Other names: the AGS group of sapogenins is also sometimes called R-family sapogenins, so if you see this term, it means the product is same thing as AGS.
The good thing about taking AGS on its own is that you avoid the sugary ginsenosides. As you know, sugar is the last thing you want around cancer cells. This is one rare case when an extract may be better than taking the whole herb.
There is good science to show that AGS enhances apoptosis. AGS can also work with other anti-cancer agents to prevent drug resistance in cancer cells.
But there’s more! AGS is even able to change cancer cells back into normal cells.1
It may also be helpful because of the diversity of cancer cells, even within a specific tumor. This is often why chemo doesn’t work well: it’s the wrong agent for that particular phenotype, as these different cells are called.
AGS solves that by attacking a wide variety of cancerous cells, making them chemo-sensitive; in other words MORE sensitive to chemo.2 That makes AGS an important player in the increasing problem of chemo-resistance.
Oh, and AGS can also protect you from developing harmful cancer cells in the first place…
Products:
According to one estimate, it takes about 100 pounds of ginseng to make just one gram of AGS! So an AGS supplements are not cheap. Also, remember my warning: beware of the science from people who are trying to sell you something!
That said, here are two sources to start you off:
Pegasus Pharmaceuticals Group, Inc. of Canada. They produce AGS in both liquid and soft gel formulas. Called Careseng, the product contains a combination of ginseng-derived AGS.
Another AGS product, called Force C, is available at www.HealthSecretsUSA.com without a prescription.
REFERENCES:
1. Odashima, S., et al. "Induction of phenotypic reverse transformation by plant glycosides in cultured cancer cells," Gan To Kagaku Ryoho, 1989 Apr;16(4 Pt 2-2):1483-9. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2658830