[Eye symptoms due to ginseng poisoning].

Ginseng has been used as a tonic for mind and body. A large number of pharmacological studies on ginseng have been done and the variety of effects were shown. In this paper 2 cases of ginseng poisoning has been reported the effects on both eyes were mydriasis and disturbance in accommodation, and the systemic symptoms included dizziness and semiconsciousness, which may be associated with hyperexitability of the sympathetic nerves (adrenergic nerves) due to overdose ginseng.