Healing properties
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Virtually every aspect of the remedy spectrum
- Anti-aging
- General well-being
- Internal organ dysfunction
- Psychiatric problems
- Normaliser
- Energizer
- Stress reducer
- Benefits for both low and high blood pressure
- Fatigue
- Calm those prone to stress or nervousness
- Improving mental clarity and memory
- Enhancing physical stamina
- Bolstering the immune system
- Normalises blood sugar in type 2 Diabetes
- Insomnia
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General tonic
- Strengthening
- Heart
- Spleen
- Liver
- Lungs
- Kidneys
- Pancreas
- Improving overall health
- Prolonging life
- Anti-aging herb
- Healthier, younger and more vitality
- Aphrodisiac for both males and females
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Eases symptoms of erectile dysfunction in most men
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Chest congestion
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Wheezing
- Persistent coughs
- Shortness of breath
Tea
- Boil 2 cups of water in non-metallic container
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Remove from heat
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Steep a slice of Ginseng root or Ginseng tea bag for at 5 minutes, drink a cup 2-3 times per day
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Powdered Ginseng:
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Two teaspoons in a glass of juice or water mix well, drink 2/3 glasses of juice or cups of tea per day
Tincture
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Handful of dried root in a glass jar
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Cover with vodka or gin
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Cover and store for a few weeks
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Strain, pour liquid into a clean jar
- Use a shot glass full mixed with juice - twice per day
Stimulates physical and mental activity
- Ginseng defends the human system from the effects of prolonged physical strain
- Ginseng acts as a mental stimulant without the side effects of other stimulants
- Ginseng stimulates the endocrine glands, including the sex gland
Best to eat it raw
- Takes a few weeks to a few months to see the benefits
Red ginseng
- Stimulating sexual function
- Increasing energy
- Poduced from cultivated roots
- Usually from Korea
- Effective alternative for treating male erectile dysfunction
- Reduces the relapse of gastric cancer versus control
- Reduces incidence of cancer
- Study by Sung H, Jung YS, Cho YK. showed potentially beneficial effects of a combination of Korean red ginseng and highly active antiretroviral therapy in HIV-1-infected patients
- Falcarinol - seventeen-carbon diyne fatty alcohol isolated from carrot and red ginseng has potent anticancer properties on primary mammary epithelial (breast cancer) cells
- Fatty Alcoholc in ginseng having antibiotic prperties
- Panaxacol
- Panaxydol
- Panaxytriol
Ginseng alternatives
Mostly adaptogenic plants sometimes referred to as ginsengs derived from various family or genus. Only jiaogulan actually contains compounds closely related to ginsenosides.
Ginsenosides alone do not determine the effectiveness of the specific or various ginsengs. Since each of these plants has various uses it is best to research their properties before using
