Cardium Introduces American Ginseng Dietary Supplement

Cardium Therapeutics (San Diego) has announced plans to introduce non-prescription Cerex, a ginsenoside-based dietary supplement sourced from CereBoost, an American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) extract by Naturex Inc. (South Hackensack, NJ). The product will be part of the company’s MedPodium lifestyle brand.

At a dosage of 200 mg capsules, the dietary supplement reported increased attention, focus, and mental alertness in a placebo-controlled trial on 32 adults. The trial was published a placebo-controlled trial on 32 adults. The trial was published in the journal Psychopharmacology.

The ingredient is intended for cognitive health at all ages.