About Korean Ginseng - Panax ginseng

What the Korean Ginseng is...

Korean Ginseng is a herb tonic and one of the folk herbs which has been used for over 2000 years in oriental countries.
Furthermore, it has been reputed as a mysterious medicine among people also most of the people believe.
From a lomg time ago, Korean Ginseng has been well known overseas as Korea's representative herbal medicine.
It was also recognized as the best trade item among successive dynasties.
The name "Ginseng" can be found in various medicinal books, many of which were written as early as B.C. 100.

According to many Chinese medicinal books ever published, it was noted that Korean Ginseng was the highest level of quality.
From many centuries ago, the herb has been treated as the basis of Oriental medicine.
The books refer to Korean Ginseng as the top of all the herbal medicines, calling the herb "King medicine" or "Top medicine".
"Top medicine" means a medicine that prolongs a life, contains no toxic ingredients and is not harmful to your health however much you may take it.
According to old books on Oriental medicine, Korean Ginseng is effective in the treatment of preventing various diseases; generates and clears blood, thus helping to keep a physiological balance and harmonize a body.
Recently, Korean Red Ginseng has been identified to protect the testis against 2,3,7,8-tetrachloro-di-benzo-di-p-DIOXIN inducing testicular damage.
Another data show it works not only in preventing adult diseases including cancer, diabets, hypertension, and impotence but also in curing of those.
Though there're many kinds of ginsengs in the world, they cannot rival Korean Ginseng in ingredients and medicinal effects.
The fact that fake Korean Ginseng is being illegally sold in foreign countries like Hong Kong shows how superior Korean Ginseng is...

Korean Ginseng is a tonic and preventive against various diseases but they don't think of ginseng as a directive curing medicine.
The scientific name is Panax Ginseng. C.A. Meyer.


Old Korean and Chinese medicinal text books described that Korean Ginseng has tonic actions to viscera such as the heart, lungs, digestive organs, liver, and kidneys.
Korean Ginseng also quiets spirits, establishes soul, expels fears, brightens eyes, opens up minds, and improves understanding.
If it is taken for a sufficient amount of time, it boosts energy and prolongs one's life-span.

Through experience of private doctors, ginseng had been proved effective
since a few yhousand years ago, begun to be recorded its name in Original Medicine Books,
been treated as a miraculous medicine, and paid a valuable tribute to successive royal families.
Beginning bywild ginseng, it had been cultivated from 16th century andrecorded as a marvelous medicine in almost all
Oriental medicine books from several hundred years ago.
Nowadays, lots of thesis have been published concerning its
effectiveness by scholars in and abroad and strengthen its foothold
by degrees contributing to the health of mankind.
Today, Korean Ginseng is used not only in oriental countries, but its use has now spread to large cities all over the world.
Korean Ginseng differs from other kinds of ginseng cultivated in China, Japan, and North America.
It takes as long as 6 years to cultivate Korean Ginseng.
It contains as many as 29 kinds of ginsenoside while the other contains 8-9 kinds.
Korean Ginseng contains anti-aging substances such as anti-oxidant and an insulin-like substances which are not found in any other type of ginseng.

Korean Ginseng does not give rise to such problems as poisoning or drug dependency effects like those often caused by others.
Its effects are always remedial.


With the advent of modern science and technology,
a number of scientists have been investigating to find out its effect on the body for the past two decades
and it can now be demonstrated that Korean Ginseng is effective in several different ways.