Geumsanmall Candied Korean Red Ginseng Root Slices, Preserved with Fructose, Golden Silk Cloth Box Packaging, Size : 1000g (Gram)

Seek Korean, red or panax ginseng if you want Asian ginseng. American ginseng is a different species but has similar health effects. Siberian ginseng differs in chemical makeup and has different benefits than American or Asian ginseng. Chopped ginseng root may be added to soup, stir fry or many other dishes, although it is not known how other nutrients might alter the bioavailability of compounds in ginseng.

Ginseng is a wonderful herb with many fine properties, but despite what you may have heard, ginseng has little real effect on libido or sexual performance. The supposed sexual enhancement properties of ginseng are without much foundation. Ginseng is sweet and slightly bitter in flavor, slightly warm in nature, and acts on the heart, spleen and lung channels.

The greatest advantage of eating raw ginseng or lightly steamed ginseng is that all the most important chemical constituents in the herb can be obtained in this way. Roots that are steamed for a few minutes are easier to slice and chew, while the whole raw ginseng roots are a little difficult to cut and eat. The ideal way to eat these roots is to cut them in nickel thin slices that are very easy to handle and eat. During preparation of the ginseng root, the entire whole root must be steamed and then cut up into slices, leaving some uncut will make it harder as the root will tend to dry again and will have to be steamed again - which is very inconvenient and makes the herb lose some of its potency. Dosage of the ginseng eaten in this manner - raw or steamed - differs from one person to another, one or two of these thin slices eaten every day is sufficient for the average person.