KOREAN GINSENG
Probably the best gift from mother-nature
    KOREAN GINSENG  
WHAT IS KOREAN GINSENG?

Ginseng is first mentioned in "Ji Jiu Zhang" during Han Dynasty as a herb and used widely in the Orient for so many diseases and ailments. It is a plant which for thousand of years had been uniquely regarded as a panacea - a cure all.

Researches on ginseng revealed the differences of Korean ginseng and other ginseng species, it also shown ginseng have various pharmacological ingredients and unraveled its effectiveness as a panacea. Especially during Chosun Dynasty, the exportation of Korean Ginseng brought in huge tax revenue.

Korean ginseng has long been recognised as the best grade owing varied composition of its ginsenosides, the major active components of ginseng. Studies shown that Korean ginseng has adaptogenic properties which can be best explained from the oriental concept of Yin and Yang.

KOREAN GINSENG AMERICAN GINSENG NOTOGINSENG JAPANESE GINSENG
Scientific name Panax ginseng
C.A Meyer
Panax Quinquefolius Panax
notoginseng
Panax Japonicus
Saponin 22 14 15 8
Cultivation area Korean Penisula Wisconsin and West
Virginia, USA.
Quebec, Canada.
Northeast of
Yunnan to
Southwest of
Guangxi, China
Japan
Characteristics Straight roots that
resemble human figurine
Similar to Panax Gin-
seng but shorter and
smaller in size
Seven small leaves
are attached to the
main leaf,
Uneven surface
of the rootlet
Curvy main root with
many fine roots
Saponin Content 1.45 % 1.10 % 1.03 %
Appearance