About ginseng
Ginseng processing: Traditional and modern approaches
One of the important factors when choosing ginseng is the technology of its root processing after picking. It is a factor affecting time endurance of keeping, its efficacy and impact power on human body. Traditionally, ginseng grown in Korea, depending on the method of processing is divided in 3 types: unprocessed, white ginseng, red ginseng.
Ginseng Growing
As a result of uncontrolled and irrational collection of this plant, wild ginseng is now a rarity. It is endangered and rightly listed in the Red Book and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).However, even today there are people who have made the search for ginseng their specialty. They are looking for wild ginseng to improve the performance of modern varieties of this plant.One of the features of this plant is that it requires special conditions for its effective cultivation. It is very difficult to adapt ginseng to new environmental conditions, and even more so to grow it in an environment completely alien to it. Under artificially created growing conditions, the form of ginseng, its variety and effectiveness differ significantly from the same properties of ginseng grown in natural conditions.
Unique composition of ginseng
The composition of ginseng is unique. Recent studies have shown that, in addition to ginsenosides, ginseng contains a large number of other important compounds, which together have a significant effect on the human body. These include phenols, lipids, essential fatty acids, vitamins, amino acids, polyacetylene, minerals, including organic germanium.
Panax ginseng – real ginseng
Panax Ginseng C. A. Meyer is the most widely used type of ginseng and owes its popularity to the particular unique composition that provides its pharmacological effects. The name "ginseng" is often misused. This is the name of a large number of diverse plants of different families.