Introduction to Red Ginseng Research Paper

Efficacy and Safety of Red Ginseng Extract Powder in Patients with Erectile Dysfunction:

Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study Korean Journal of Urology Vol. 50, No. 2: 159-164, February 2009

Won Sik Ham(a), Youl Her(b), Kwangsung Park(c),Young Deuk Choi(a)

a)the Department of Urology and Urological Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul,;

b) BTGin ,Ltd.
c)Department of Urology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea

Objective:
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of red ginseng extract powder (OKBT) for treating erectile dysfunction.

Method:
Design: double-blind, randomized, placebo controlled design.

Material: The red ginseng extract powder used in the present study was named OKBT, by BTGin Co., Ltd. (Daejeon, Republic of Korea).

Participants: Sixty-nine adult patients with mild to moderate erectile dysfunction of various etiologies were randomized to receive placebo or red ginseng extract powder.

The primary efficacy parameter: to be response to the international Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) erectile function domain at baseline and week8.

The secondary efficacy parameter: Other IIEF domain scores were evaluated

Safety evaluation: we performed history taking, physical examination, clinical laboratory tests, and hormonal tests at baseline and week 8.

Result:
After 8 weeks of administration, primary efficacy (erectile function domain) and all secondary efficacy domains were significantly improved in the OKBT group compared with the placebo group (p＜0.05). Notably, even the domain related to sexual desire, frequency and degree of sexual desire, was also improved in the OKBT group (p＜0.001).

Conclusion

Our data shows that red ginseng extract powder can be used as an alternative remedy for Korean men suffering from mild to moderate erectile dysfunction.