10 interesting facts about ginseng

Definitely, it is not possible to cover everything about ginseng in one article

1. The mystery of the magic root. Hundreds of scientists have been trying to unearth the secret of a miraculous root. There are 5000 scientific articles published so far.

2. ‘The king of plants’. In many asisn countries ginseng is known as ‘the king of plants’.

3. Buy ginseng for 75 000$. Today, Wild eastern ginseng is quite rarely found in sales and its price may be more than 75 000$ per one kilo.

4. Ginsenosides – are active substances specifying practically all valuable properties of korean ginseng.

5. Panacea for all ailments. Ginseng properties are very diverse. It stabilizes the work of practically all systems of human organism, improving well-being, enables healthy longevity.

6. Slow growth. The root of a wild ginseng enlarges only 1 gram per year! Under unfavorable conditions ginseng may hibernate in for quiet period – time when all processes suspend, with no visible growth and root mass development observed.

7. 400 years is no limit! The weight of the biggest ginseng roots ever found equalled 400-600 grams. It wouldn’t be difficult to count that the age of these long-livers is more than 400 years.

8. Korean ginseng is the most efficient. There are 12 botanic types of ginseng, the most efficient of which is Korean ginseng due to its compound. It outranks twice as much all other types in ginsenosides consistence.

9. ‘Red’ ginseng is more efficient than ‘white’ ginseng. After being picked up, ginseng is processed according to various technologies, producing ‘red’ and ‘white’ ginseng. Red ginseng is several times more efficient, since during processing the number of its medical properties reserves or even increases, in contrast to white ginseng

10. Wild ginseng vs home-grown ginseng. The roots of wild ginseng are used beginning from the age of 30 years of its lifespan. The roots of plantation ginseng reach the level of efficient qualities beginning from the age of 6 years, due to most favourable conditions for its growing