Anyone tried any American Ginseng for chemo fatigue?

Yes, we have tried it. Wild American Ginseng. Some people say take it for 3 weeks, then stop for a week and resume. Only take it in the mornings otherwise it may affect sleep. It comes in slices that you can brew like tea and add a dash of honey to take as a drink (hot or cold). You can eat the slices too. The other traditional Chinese supplement is Yunzhi. Both are supposed to help boost energy levels.

@sheridanb, you may be interested in this related discussion that @roch started a while back when she was in treatment.
- Ginseng and Fatigue
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/ginseng-and-fatigue/

Thanks Colleen.

Can somebody post a link for what to buy and where to buy it?

Thank you

I take liquid Asian red Jensen syrup I put it in my coffee every morning very lucky to have an Asian friend that sent it to me it's very expensive I've never heard of American Jensen didn't seen is an Asian product

I just stopped in a health food store and asked for it. Our oncologist specified American ginseng as that is what the studies had shown to work.

I think American Wild Ginseng is those harvested in the 'wild' as opposed to cultivated. If you go online and Google it, there are a number of online Asian or Chinese stores that sell it but @sheridanb managed to get it in a health food store.

I drink a cup of ginseng tea daily on the recommendation of my traditional Chinese medicine doctor. I drink it because of his recommendation and for its supposed antiangiogenesis properties. That said, I don’t have any sense of its effect. I assume it’s not harming me! This is where I get my supply.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MSDEECQ/ref=tsm_1_tp_tc

My integrative oncologist said this was a trusted brand. This is what I have bought and am using. Schumacher's 100% Wisconsin Ginseng. It is the powdered root (not extract) in a capsule form. 500 mg in each capsule. The bottle has 100 capsules.
I am one year out from surgery and had chemo before surgery. I take 1 capsule in the morning. I don't think I took during chemo.
https://www.schumacherginseng.com/