Effect of the Chinese Tienchi Ginseng on Blood Pressure in Stroke-prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

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One week of oral administration of Chinese Tienchi ginseng (500 mg/kg/day) produced significant decrease in blood pressure during the period of rapid rise in blood pressure in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRSP). At 20 weeks old, a significant difference in blood pressure was noted both between the pre-(218.3±9.7 mmHg) and post-(202.9±9. 2 mmHg) Tienchi treated groups (P<0.02) and between the non-drug control (217.3±6.8 mmHg) and the Tienchi treated SHRSP (P<0.02). These findings indicate that Tienchi ginseng produced significant inhibition of the hypertension development process in SHRSP.