Geumsanmall Candied Korean Red Ginseng Root Slices, Preserved with Fructose, Golden Silk Cloth Box Packaging, Size : 450g (Gram)
Ginseng isn’t one particular plant or root, or even a particular family of plants. It’s just a collection of various shrubs across the world that are labeled as a form of ginseng when they exhibit some effects on human health, and even those are varied.
Many Korean herbal stores in North America sell the whole ginseng roots, and this ginseng is usually fresh. Buying the whole ginseng root is advantageous in one way, in that there is little room for mistake about the quality of the herbal product you receive, and the authenticity of the root is almost always guaranteed, even if the whole root may be more expensive than other types of ginseng based products. There is a great difference in the quality of the commercially available ginseng, some ginseng products are much more potent than others and ginseng comes in many grades. The price of the product gives a good indication of the quality of the ginseng used, especially when the commercial ginseng product is being brought from a reputable herbal dealer.
Of all the herbs and roots that might be considered “exotic”, ginseng is probably the most popular. For whatever reason it’s embedded itself in the popular vernacular when it comes to superfoods. Among these plants, american ginseng and red/korean ginseng are the only two that share the same two taxonomies. The rest were given the name ginseng because it’s a popular term. In general all of these plants are considered an “adaptogen”, which is a type of herb that mediates metabolic stress within the body.
Many Korean herbal stores in North America sell the whole ginseng roots, and this ginseng is usually fresh. Buying the whole ginseng root is advantageous in one way, in that there is little room for mistake about the quality of the herbal product you receive, and the authenticity of the root is almost always guaranteed, even if the whole root may be more expensive than other types of ginseng based products. There is a great difference in the quality of the commercially available ginseng, some ginseng products are much more potent than others and ginseng comes in many grades. The price of the product gives a good indication of the quality of the ginseng used, especially when the commercial ginseng product is being brought from a reputable herbal dealer.
Of all the herbs and roots that might be considered “exotic”, ginseng is probably the most popular. For whatever reason it’s embedded itself in the popular vernacular when it comes to superfoods. Among these plants, american ginseng and red/korean ginseng are the only two that share the same two taxonomies. The rest were given the name ginseng because it’s a popular term. In general all of these plants are considered an “adaptogen”, which is a type of herb that mediates metabolic stress within the body.
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