At age 79 years the mean systolic/diastolic blood pressure was 155/83 mm Hg in the men and 161/85 mm Hg in the women. In a longitudinal follow-up of reexamined subjects, there was an increase in systolic blood pressure levels up to age 75 years and a reduction in diastolic blood pressure after age 75 years in both sexes.
Ginger root Photo Credit Thinkstock Images/Stockbyte/Getty Images. Ginger root and ginseng root are not the same; ginger is a different plant than any of the types of ginseng root.Ginger is native to Asia, and is the underground stem of the Zingiber officinale plant.Ginseng root can refer to American ginseng, Panax quinquefolius; Asian ginseng, Panax ginseng; or Siberian ginseng, Eleutherococcus senticosus.inger root Photo Credit Thinkstock Images/Stockbyte/Getty Images. Ginger root and ginseng root are not the same; ginger is a different plant than any of the types of ginseng root.
Overview. Ginseng has been used in Chinese medicine for thousands of years. The name ginseng refers to both American (Panax quinquefolius) and Asian or Korean ginseng (Panax ginseng) , which are made up of similar chemicals.rinkles around the neck of the root tell how old the plant is. Ginseng is not ready to be used as medicine until it has grown for about 6 years. Asian or Chinese and Korean ginseng are the same plants, but grown in different areas. American ginseng is a relative of the same species, native to North America.