Panax Ginseng
The Mental Stamina Adaptogen
Panax Ginseng is one of the foundational adaptogens, used in East Asian medicine for over two thousand years and one of the most extensively studied plants in modern cognitive research.
Its active compounds, called ginsenosides, are a well-characterized family of plant molecules. Modern human trials have studied Panax for sustained mental performance, working memory, and reduced mental fatigue during demanding cognitive work.
How Panax Ginseng Works
Panax supports the kind of mental energy that builds across a long day. It's the steady one in the stack.
1.One of the most-studied adaptogens in modern research.
Panax Ginseng has been the subject of a large body of peer-reviewed human trials on cognitive performance, mental fatigue, and mood.
2.Active compounds: ginsenosides.
The standardized extract used in research delivers specific levels of ginsenosides, the family of compounds responsible for Panax's cognitive and energy-supporting effects.
3.Supports cognitive performance under sustained demand.
Research suggests Panax helps support working memory and mental accuracy during long stretches of cognitively demanding work.
4.Supports mental energy without the spike of caffeine.
Panax is studied for its role in supporting mental energy and helping reduce mental fatigue through a different pathway than stimulants.
Summarized from published research on Panax Ginseng and cognitive performance.
Why We Use It
Panax is the ingredient in DayShift built for sustained cognitive performance. Where caffeine handles acute alertness and Rhodiola handles stress adaptation, Panax supports the steady, long-arc kind of mental energy that holds up across hours of focused work.
200 mg per packet, standardized for ginsenosides, dosed within the clinically studied range for cognitive performance.
Key Focus Areas
- Sustained Energy
- Working Memory
- Mental Stamina
How Our Dose Stacks Up.
A clinically studied dose, delivered daily.
DayShift's 200 mg is within the dose range studied for cognitive performance and mental fatigue.
Want to Learn More?
Explore the peer-reviewed research on Panax Ginseng, cognitive performance, and mental fatigue.
Reay et al. Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Panax ginseng (G115) improved performance on sustained mental arithmetic tasks and reduced subjective mental fatigue.
Read on PubMed →Reay et al. Double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Panax ginseng enhanced performance on a demanding arithmetic task and reduced the increase in subjective mental fatigue versus placebo.
Read on PubMed →Reay et al. Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Panax ginseng (G115) improved working memory performance and subjective ratings of calmness in healthy young adults.
Read on PubMed →Make The Shift Today.
200 mg of Panax Ginseng and clinically studied doses of seven other ingredients in every packet.
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