Acute hypobaric hypoxia at high altitude can cause fatal non-cardiogenic high altitude pulmonary edema. Anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant treatments appear to be a prospective way to alleviate acute hypoxia lung injury. Kaempferol (KA) and ginsenoside Rg1 (GRg1) can be isolated and purified from ginseng with anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-carcinogenic, neuroprotective, and antiaging effects.
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