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Korean ginseng, a medicinal herb, naturally exists in only three regions; Korea (33.7-43.1), Manchuria (43-47), littoral province of Siberia, and, Korean peninsula is the best place to grow ginseng, because ginseng has stringent requirements for plantĄŻs growth, temperature zone, the plenty of rain in the summer, proper coldness in the winter, etc. The value of Korean ginseng was known in the world on B.C. 4th century, one of that time books documented ginseng as emergent medicine and tonic for long-life, and ginseng was mentioned as tonic for the first time as early as between 48 and 33 B.C. in Interpretation of Creatures written by You Shi of ancient China. Moreover, Shen Nung Pen-TsĄŻao-ching, origin of Chinese medical book, describes quality and production area of ginseng, medicinal effects of ginseng, and so on. In addition, it shows that high quality of ginseng mainly came from KoKuryo. C.A. Meyer, Russian botanist, named it panax ginseng in 1843, and the genus name, panax means cure all in Greek (pan does all, Axos medicine), therefore, true ginseng means Korean ginseng.
| KOREAN INSAM |
Grown in Korea(human body shape) |
| American ginseng |
Grown in U.S.A. or Canada (column
shape) |
| Sanchi ginseng |
Grown in southern parts of China: Yunnan and Chinagshi provinces (small carrot shape) |
| Bamboo ginseng |
Autogenous ginseng in Japan (bamboo
root shape) |
Korean In-Sam
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American Ginseng
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Sanchi Ginseng
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Bamboo Ginseng
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For more infomation, please visit winpax.co.kr.
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