The ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) is an herb with a forked root, native to China and North America. In the Far East, the juice of this aromatic root is considered the ultimate elixir of life and a cure for all the ills of mankind. The plant it...
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The ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) is an herb with a forked root, native to China and North America. In the Far East, the juice of this aromatic root is considered the ultimate elixir of life and a cure for all the ills of mankind. The plant itself is a Chinese symbol of strength, vigor, long life and clear judgment. Ginseng root juice is used in Japan as a potent tonic and prolonger of life; in India, as a cure for malaria. The ginseng crop on the North American continent has little or no domestic usefulness, but for years has been one of the most important American exports to China and other countries of the Far East. In the United States ginseng is used only as a demulcent in a few skin ointments.
Ginseng is a humble looking woodland plant credited with astonishing powers. It has been used in Chinese medicine for 5,000 years. Native to the dense mountain forests of Asia, ginseng is now rarely found in the wild. It is cultivated commercially in Korea, Russia, Britain, and in the USA - mostly in Wisconsin.
History
The name comes from the Chinese Jin-chen or "manlike" as the roots are rather like a crude doll man with arms, body, and legs. Panax is from the Greek panakos or panacea. It is an ancient Taoist tonic herb that is used as a "vital essence" (qi) in Chinese medicine. Though introduced to Europe in the ninth century it was not taken up there until the 1950s.
Characteristics
A hardy perennial with upright stems bearing whorls of five divided leaflets. Red berries follow umbels of green-yellow flowers in spring and summer. Height 28 to 36 inches. Other medicinal species of ginseng include Panax japonicus, found wild in central areas of Japan, Eleutherococcus senticosus from Siberia, and P. quinquefolius, the American ginseng which grows in Canada and the eastern United States. P. pseudo-ginseng was used by the Vietcong in the Vietnam War to speed healing of gunshot wounds.
Growing Tips
Germination is erratic. Sow seed in woodland-type soil - well-drained sandy loam with leaf mold.
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Directions
Apply Bianca Rosa cream morning and evenings, or as directed by a health care practitioner. On a moist cotton wool pad or with the fingertips, apply to the desired area of the body. Massage onto thoroughly cleansed skin with a gentle circular motion.
Cautions
Not to be used during pregnancy and lactation. Do not exceed recommended dose.
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