Ginseng has also been found to stimulate the central nervous system in small amounts, and depress the central nervous system in large doses. Cayenne has positive effects on circulation, the heart, the stomach, and all other systems of the body. But it is not usually thought of as a tonic. It stimulates the vital organs to greater activity levels, and promotes cardiovascular efficiency, while lowering overall blood pressure. Additionally, Cayenne acts directly as a diaphoretic, stimulating excretion of wastes in the sweat.
Cayenne also helps regulate cholesterol and lipid levels.
Ginger also helps to restore and normalize proper tone and reflex faculty to the gastro-intestinal tract. It is not only important that one use a proper laxative agent during a weight reduction program, but that one also revitalize sick and flaccid muscles and glands. It works indirectly to increase the availability of dietary nutrients for digestion and metabolism. In China, extracts of the fruit and leaves of the ginkgo tree have been used for over 5,000 years to treat lung ailments such as asthma and bronchitis, and also as a remedy for various cardiovascular diseases. Recently, western researchers have been studying Ginkgo biloba as a treatment for senility, hardening of the arteries, and as a treatment for oxygen deprivation.