and ginseng are

same family

, the one that grows in China is called ginseng, and the one that grows in the United States is called American ginseng.

Ginseng is warm and American ginseng is cool

From the nutritional value, there are more than 60 kinds of components which are beneficial to human body. The main thing is that it can

improve human immunity

and increase

white blood cells

The most valuable ingredient is

Oleanolic acid

Ginseng glycosides

Ginsenetriol

Ginsenosides

. There are also trace elements

How to take:

1: Eat raw, all kinds of nutrients are preserved. One gram per day

2: rice wine infusion, all kinds of nutrients are preserved.

If it is boiled, don't take too long, as time goes by, many of the active ingredients will be destroyed.

Koryo ginseng

is Korean ginseng, refers to

Korean Peninsula

produced ginseng, which is well known in the world. The main root of Korean ginseng is straight and single, with few forks, so it is also known as

Beyond

Straight Ginseng

. Koryo ginseng is native to the deep forests of the Korean Peninsula, and it is very rare because of its high requirements for soil and climate and its favorable growing environment. Fully matured Koryo ginseng has a growth period of more than six years and is a rare treasure.

Koryo ginseng has a thick body, neat edge, hard and firm texture with

smooth lines on the surface

,

branches

crossed with many bends,

red ginseng

brownish-red,

white ginseng

yellowish-white, with a little aroma, and sweet and slightly acidic taste. Ginseng has the function of regulating the central qi, unclogging the blood, curing neurasthenia, brightening the eyes, dispersing the boredom,

exercising the qi and activating the blood

In addition to the carbohydrates such as 60-70% of the starch, ginseng also contains

antioxidant

aromatic compounds

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Ginsenosides

; of which: 19 in the PD family, 10 in the PT family, and 1 in the Oleanane family.

1.

Water ginseng

(Fresh ginseng), i.e., ginseng that has not been dried, is popular because of the pure preservation of its active ingredients. However, water ginseng is difficult to preserve because it contains 70% water.

2, red ginseng ginseng is not peeled, steamed and dried is called red ginseng. The appearance of commercial red ginseng is generally reddish brown, long columnar, are pressed into irregular square column shape. The quality is firm and heavy, not easy to break, the section is flat, reddish-brown, glossy, horny, the gas aroma is special, the taste is slightly bitter and then sweet. Red ginseng is categorized into Tian Ginseng,

Di Ginseng

, Liang Ginseng, Che Ginseng,

End Ginseng

. Each grade is further divided into different specifications according to its size.

*Tian ginseng: the best quality among red ginsengs, with dense internal tissues and good appearance.

*Di Ginseng: second to Tian Ginseng.

*Leong ginseng: second to ginseng. It is made by cutting the ginseng body (main root) into two parts.

*Tail ginseng: red ginseng made from the branch roots and fibrous roots other than the main root, which can be further classified into

Large Tail

, Medium Tail and Small Tail.

3, white ginseng (

sun-dried ginseng

) ginseng without steaming directly sun-dried ginseng is white ginseng, divided into straight ginseng, semi-curved ginseng, curved ginseng, tailed ginseng, etc.

*Straight ginseng: the form of the straight

*Semi-curved ginseng: the main root is straight, but the rest of the program curved

*Curved ginseng: a part of the main root, and the rest of the parts of the program into a curved. The main root is straight, but the other parts are curved

*Curved

*Tail ginseng: white ginseng made from branch roots and fibrous roots other than the main root.

*Sugar ginseng is made by dipping water ginseng or white ginseng, in thick sugar juice, and then dried in the sun.

Korean ginseng can be eaten in many ways, can be stewed with pigeon, can also be chewed directly, chewing with one or two slices of ginseng in the mouth chewing, this method is not only invigorating and refreshing, sweet and cold and delicious, convenient and fast.