Effects of Red Ginseng on Liver Function

Effect of Korea Red Ginseng on Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03945123

Enrollment

Registered

2019-05-10

Start date

2018-01-01

Completion date

2018-12-31

Last updated

2019-05-10

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Conditions

Liver Dysfunction

Keywords

ginseng, Liver

Brief summary

Korea Red Ginseng (KRG) has effect on liver function

Detailed description

Korea Red Ginseng (KRG) has been known as a natural product with anti-inflammatory effect in liver disease. Gut microbiota plays an important roles in the pathophysiology of nonalcoholic statohepatitis (NASH). We evaluated the effect of KRG on the pathophysiology of NASH

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTRed ginseng

Red ginseng tablet 120g

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

37 Years to 63 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* AST or ALT level \> 50 IU/L

Exclusion criteria

* Viral hepatitis * Alcoholic hepatitis * Autoimmune hepatitis * Pancreatitis * Hemochromatosis * Wilson's disease * Drug induced liver injury * Cancer

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Liver enzyme	1year	Decrease liver enzyme level

Countries

South Korea

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 26, 2026