Is Ginsenoside Rg3 legal in Australia?

A compound from ginseng that pushes worn-out cells in opposite directions depending on the cell. In a dish it brought worn-out human skin cells back to life, and in tumour cells it is studied for wearing them out. The only data in people is how the body absorbs and clears it.

Ginsenoside Rg3 is a compound from the ginseng plant, studied mostly in China and Korea. There is data in people, but it only covers how the body handles it.

How it works: In human skin cells in a dish, the 20(S) form restored the cells' energy supply, turned down some growth signals and turned up signals that build new power plants in the cell. The 20(R) form did not.

Approval history: Not approved for any use in the United States. Sold as a supplement ingredient made from ginseng. No study on worn-out cells or ageing is registered.

Registers or lists medicines and health products on the ARTG, its official register. It also sorts substances into schedules in the Poisons Standard. Many peptides are Schedule 4 (prescription only). So having them without a prescription, or importing them for yourself, is restricted. That is true even when no product is registered.

The legal category above is how The Longevity Archive reads Therapeutic Goods Administration listings for Ginsenoside Rg3 on the reviewed date. It is not a legal opinion. Rules change. Bringing a compound into the country, prescribing it and owning it can each be treated differently. Check with the agency before you act on anything here.

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Whether Ginsenoside Rg3 is banned in sport is set by the World Anti-Doping Code and by military rules, not by its legal status in Australia. Before you compete or get tested, look up Ginsenoside Rg3 by name on the Prohibited List, or look up a named product in Global DRO. Under the World Anti-Doping Code, category S0 bans, at all times, any drug-like substance that meets two tests. No other section of the List covers it. And no government health regulator anywhere has a current approval for it as a treatment in people. Many substances that are approved somewhere are banned by name in another section. So approval does not mean a substance is allowed in sport.

• WADA Prohibited List
• Global DRO (check a named product)
• USADA (US athletes)
• Operation Supplement Safety (US service members)

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