Panax Ginseng has been around for years and recently it is now even being added to some sodas such as one line of diet Pepsi. There is interesting research out now that it may increase insulin sensitivity.

There were two double blind placebo-controlled studies done by english researchers. One study examined placebo compared to 200 and 400mg doses of Panax Ginseng. The second study compared placebo to ginseng and saccharin. After 9 hours of taking Ginseng, they measured their blood glucose levels. It was found that those who dosed with Ginseng, were much lower than their fasting blood glucose levels.

This is great news for bodybuilders because lower glucose levels implies increased insulin sensitivity. More insulin sensitivity long term, leads to better body recompositioning resulting in more muscle gains and fat loss.