Friday, November 5, 2010

American ginseng

American ginseng overview

Ginseng is almost always covers folklore and magic. Like the mountain forests where she grew naturally. Ginseng has been used for centuries since antiquity.

They have a common way of growth and appearance, the only difference being the larger Asian varieties.

American Ginseng
American Ginseng (Pan Ax Quinquefolius) is found throughout the mountain forests in Central America and Northeast. The first American ginseng specimens sent to Europe in 1704.

Not surprising that the Indians of North America also know and use the root of ginseng as a treatment. They call Garantoquen, which translates as "like a man", which refers to the structure of forked roots, which is very similar to the shape of a man (although need help a little imagination). Interestingly, the Mandarin name for ginseng, Ran Sheen, has a similar meaning. Actually, the Chinese characters for the word sheen are also similar to form roots.

American Indian Nations have a special method of harvesting the ginseng root; root can only be taken after the red fruit of this plant have matured. They then bend the stem to the ground before it goes on to explore the roots of plants. This method is reported to increase the number of germination and prepare for a larger harvest in the future.

Women's Sioux Indian nation has a special way for cleaning and processing of ginseng and is said as how to collect the best root of all ethnic groups.

Asian Ginseng
Asian Ginseng (Pan Ax Ginseng) is found mainly in the northern hemisphere and in mainland China, Tibet, Mongolia, and Korea. Species in Korea and Manchuria traditionally regarded as a valuable plant. Rich Chinese people will pay up to 2 billion dollars to get the benefits increase the vitality of high-grade ginseng root.

The roots of this precious grow wild in the mountains of Korea, and Cambia Mountain in Northeast China Xiaoxinganling. They grow on the slopes of the mountains with a height of 500-1000 meters above sea level.

Ginseng grew wild in ancient forests with high clay content and humid air has a greater potential than the commercially grown ginseng outside their habitat. This indicates that the nature of plants is closely linked to its original habitat.

According to Taoist philosophy, the nature of ginseng is described as having a little cold because he grew up in cold and misty mountains. Because of this he is said to have properties more Yin (negative energy). Ginseng is also considered to have few properties Yang (positive energy) because it grows on mountain slopes, which are considered as Yang.
The power to heal

Of the five elements recognized by Chinese medicine, ginseng is considered as part of the Earth element for the growth habitat in the mountains. He naturally feels a bit sweet.

Each element of the five elements of ancient China has organs that correlate with them. According to Chinese medical plant, the sweet taste to moisturize, nourish, and increase vital energy.

Ginseng is a plant that most precious of all plant used since ancient Chinese healers, at least 5,000 years ago. There are many health benefits gained from it, many leading Western scientists who consider how a plant has such a broad therapeutic range. The answer is relatively simple if we can understand what is known very well by a Chinese physician, namely the main effects of ginseng in the body is to normalize the function of pituitary gland.

Pituitary and thyroid gland regulates the production of other hormones in the body.

Sex and adrenal hormones are also regulated by the pituitary. This is why ginseng has a reputation to maintain sexual health organs.

China has a traditional and simple method of using ginseng. A piece of dried roots are stored in the pocket of a person throughout their lifetime. When energy supply is needed, either because of illness, fatigue, or when the spirit of life is reduced, the roots removed and a small portion chewed or cooked with a pot of tea to the vitality back. Then the rest of the ginseng root is left is stored back in the pocket until needed. Herein lays the greatest benefits of ginseng, as short-term energy generation.

Westerners, who seek the benefits of efficacy, should use it in the same way. Those who have a healthy pituitary gland, which has spurred their day-to-day with great energy and enthusiasm, and those who do not have excess weight does not require ginseng. People who have excess weight and a little hard to move may be able to get the benefits of drinking an occasional glass of tea with ginseng.