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KOREAN PANAX GINSENG

Food supplement declared in France, declaration No 2024-8-814, decision dated 21 August 2024

KOREAN PANAX GINSENG (HONEST HERBS) is a food supplement declared in France. Status: déclaré en France, commercialisation possible : l'administration ne s'est pas opposée à la déclaration (ce n'est ni une autorisation ni une évaluation de sécurité). None of the rules we check flags an issue with its declared composition.

Brand
HONEST HERBS
Food business operator placing the product on the market
Statch Limited
Status
Déclaré en France, commercialisation possible : l'administration ne s'est pas opposée à la déclaration (ce n'est ni une autorisation ni une évaluation de sécurité)
Form
Capsule
Daily dose
2 capsules
Directions for use
Prendre 2 capsules par jour avec un verre d'eau. Peut être pris avec ou sans nourriture.

Declaration 325609, procedure Article 15. Compl'Alim, food supplement declarations (France), retrieved 23 October 2026.

Regulatory points

None of the rules we check applies to the declared ingredients.

Declared composition

Plants

PlantPartPreparationPer day
Panax ginseng C.A.Mey.RacineExtrait sec aqueux250 mg

Additives

E460, E464, E470b, E551

List from the declaration, administrative decision dated (Compl'Alim, food supplement declarations (France)).

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Label warnings

Les compléments alimentaires ne doivent pas être utilisés en remplacement d'une alimentation équilibrée et variée et d'un mode de vie sain. Ne pas dépasser la dose journalière expressément recommandée. Tenir hors de portée des jeunes enfants. Ne pas utiliser si le sceau est brisé. Déconseillé aux enfants de moins de 6 ans. Si vous prenez des médicaments ou si vous êtes sous surveillance médicale, consultez un médecin ou un professionnel de la santé. L'emploi chez les personnes sous traitement antidiabétique est déconseillé. Réservé aux adultes. Déconseillé aux femmes enceintes et allaitantes.

This information reproduces the manufacturer's declaration to the administration (DGAL). It does not say whether the product is effective and does not replace advice from a doctor or pharmacist, particularly during pregnancy or when taking medication.

Official warnings (Health Canada)

Health Canada publishes warnings on these ingredients:

  • Panax ginseng C.A.Mey.
    Read the warning, when it applies and the studies cited

    PANAX GINSENG

    Route of administration: Oral

    Cautions and warnings

    Ask a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.

    Ask a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you have diabetes (Brinker 2010; Vuksan et al. 2008; Seely et al. 2008; Sievenpiper et al. 2006; ESCOP 2003; Tetsutani et al. 2000; Sotaniemi et al. 1995; Chin 1991).

    8 studies cited in the text have no matching reference in the monograph (see the anomalies listed on the sources page).

    Ask a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you are taking antidepressant medication, blood thinners or digoxin (Brinker 2010; Lee et al. 2008a; Dasgupta and Reyes 2005; Janetzki and Morreale 1997; Gonzalez-Seijo et al. 1995; Shader and Greenblatt 1988; Jones and Runikis 1987; Shader and Greenblatt 1985).

    8 studies cited in the text have no matching reference in the monograph (see the anomalies listed on the sources page).

    Contraindications

    Condition of application: Traditional Chinese Medicine.

    Do not use in cases of yin deficiency with heat signs, heat excess, or in the absence of significant qi deficiency (Bensky et al. 2004).

    1 study cited in the text has no matching reference in the monograph (see the anomalies listed on the sources page).

    Known adverse reactions

    Stop use and ask a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician if you experience insomnia, anxiety or headaches (Lee et al. 2008b; Vuksan et al 2008; de Andrade et al.2007; Sievenpiper et al. 2006; Coon and Ernst 2002; Ellis and Reddy 2002; Scaglione et al. 2001; Siegel 1979).

    8 studies cited in the text have no matching reference in the monograph (see the anomalies listed on the sources page).

    Health Canada monograph dated 27 June 2025

They concern the ingredient, not this product or its dose. They do not replace medical advice.

Other declarations with the same name

In France, every company that markets a supplement declares it, so one product can have several declarations (new formula, another distributor, an older declaration withdrawn). Each line compares the declared composition with this page.

Brand : HONEST HERBS

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List recorded in 2024. Photograph the packaging to check whether it has changed.