The real Korean ginseng is made from ginseng that has been growing for 6 years. It can be divided into North Korean red ginseng and South Korean red ginseng, and can be subdivided into ginseng, white ginseng and red ginseng according to its color. But usually, Korean ginseng refers to red ginseng.

Authentic Korean ginseng is brown or reddish brown, and the taproot, branch root and fibrous root grow well and are evenly developed; The head is plump and developed, with high density, toughness, clear shape and strong fragrance after cutting. The head of fake Korean ginseng is shriveled, loose and easy to break after cutting, with no fixed shape and weak fragrance.

Genuine Korean ginseng has three remarkable features, namely, "horseshoe reed, general shoulder and yellow robe", which are not possessed by fake Korean ginseng, and can be used to distinguish the authenticity of Korean ginseng when buying. "horseshoe reed" refers to a double reed head, which looks like a horseshoe, and both sides are flush with shoulders; "General's shoulder" means that the part below the reed head to the lower body is wider than ordinary red ginseng; "Wearing a yellow robe" means that the upper part of the taproot has dense, meticulous and even yellow fine spots.

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Korean ginseng extract can restore the cellular immune response decreased by taking the anticancer agent with immunotoxicity (mitomycin), especially ether extract can activate or enhance cellular immunity and naturally kill cells, which has great effect on improving immunity.

Korean ginseng contains substances that promote insulin secretion and have insulin-like effects, among which ginsenoside can improve hyperglycemia and effectively control the occurrence of diabetes. Korean ginseng has anti-hepatitis activity, and has the functions of detoxifying, protecting liver and promoting liver regeneration and recovery. In addition, Korean ginseng also has the effect of relieving hangover and eliminating hangover.

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