• In the female ginseng (dong quai) plant, researchers have discovered a unique compound that may lead to new treatments for osteoporosis.
• Osteoporosis is a bone condition that causes bones to become more porous, weakening them.
• It affects women more frequently than men, but both sexes are at risk.
• The authors of the new study have synthesized the ginseng compound in the lab and found that, in cells, it inhibits the action of osteoclasts that cause osteoporosis to develop and progress.

By Robby Berman on February 26, 2024 — Fact checked by Jill Seladi-Schulman, Ph.D.

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