Content and The Benefits of Ginseng

Chemical content of ginseng which is known saponins and glycosides. Glycosides in the roots of ginseng known as ginsenoside. In addition, ginseng root also contains 16 kinds of ginsenoside such as essential oils, panasena, resih, musilago, Panax acids, phytosterols, hormones, vitamins B, carbohidrat and cellulose. In 1960's "terpenidol glycisides" has been found by researchers in Moscow and Tokyo.

Content and The Benefits of Ginseng

Ginseng Benefits:
Research on the benefits of ginseng has indeed been done since 1960, by Chinese scientists, the United States, Japan, and Europe as well. Experiment and evaluation of this plant showed efficacy to prevent disease and support the healing process. The scientists claim that Siberian ginseng has the function of the best adaptogen. Adaptogen is a substance to enhance the body's ability to adapt to stress. Siberian ginseng is not expressed toxin (poison), is not addictive (create dependency) and no side effects. Ginseng also serves to increase energy without the body's ability to impose, so that we can work more powerful without feeling too tired.


Korean ginseng extract is very beneficial. Research on treatment with ginseng extract in patients with diabetes, hypertension, cancer and other diseases showed an increase in health conditions relatively quickly and without side effects. These results are compared with the use of chemical drugs are often toxic and cause complications.


Ginseng contains two active ingredients, namely phytochemicals and nutrients. Phytochemicals form betasitosterol, kampesterol, kariofilen, sinamik acid, escin, acid ferulik, fumarik acids, ginsenosides, kaempferol, oleanolik acid, acid panaxik, panaxin, saponins, stigmasterol, vanilik acid. Contained nutrients are calcium, fiber, folate, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, silicon, and zinc, vitamin Bi, B2, B3, B5, and C. "Ginsenosides are the most important element of ginseng plants which are beneficial to health".


The benefits of ginseng to boost sexual performance seems not just a myth. Red ginseng (red ginseng) that is widely available in Korea is aphrodisiac and effective treatment for erectile problems. To restore the stamina needed dose of pure extract weighing 0.5 grams every day. To overcome the sexual apathy, it takes higher doses, ie 2-3 grams every day.

Ginseng Medicinal plants

Ginseng medicinal plants comes than words sehinseng / jen-shen / ren-shen (Chinese language) that carries the meaning "human plant". This is due to the similarity of its roots with the human body. The name is Latin for ginseng or Panax scientific. Panax Araliaceae family came instead and have a close relationship with the family Panacea. Panax intend to treat any disease. China is more recognizable as a ginseng Panax ginseng. In addition, there is also wild ginseng in the North American continent that was identified as Panax quinquefolium. While in Japan he was known as Panax japonica. 

Ginseng Medicinal plants

Ginseng plants are long-lived hundreds of years old. Wild ginseng commonly grows in the forests and mountainous areas with differing climates four seasons. Ginseng is grown in the shade of other trees and avoid the direct rays of sun. Ginseng is going to languish when grown in the open. Ginseng also requires sufficient rainfall to the fluctuations of day and night is great. Land suitable for him is a sandy loam. 


Ginseng is a slow growth. At the age of 5 years, new plants started branching and trunked two branches because it comes directly from the soil. At the age of the plants have not flowered. After the age of 10 years and then branched off four one particular branch is overgrown with flowers. Ginseng will bloom in every season of flowers. Stems of mature ginseng will have 5 leaves on the stems. Three large leaves and two small. Ginseng flower bud is collared grey and will be swapped into the cluster of dark red fruit in late summer. The flowers like hazelnut seeds. 


Form roots shaped like the human body. Root branching and length. His skin was yellow and white on the inside. I.e. a few centimeters in length varies (the plants a few years old) to 30 cm (on the plant 10 years and over), bitter and sweet-smelling root, ginseng root contains Sari panaksosida (a type of saponin glycosides). 


Panax ginseng is a kind of medicinal plants terna included in the tribe Araliaceae. Ginseng grows in the northern hemisphere, especially in Siberia that is Siberian ginseng, Manchurian, Korean ginseng is Korean, and the United States that is American ginseng. Ginseng is often used in traditional medicine. The roots of this plant can improve the flow and increase the production of red blood cells, and helps recovery from illness. 


In Indonesia there are also plants that have properties similar to ginseng is ginseng som Java or Java, Talinum paniculatum Gaertn. and ginseng, Talinum triangulare Wild. At its roots in traditional medicine is mixed with various types of drugs and the most famous in the form of a mixture of wine. The study of the properties and their role has been done to make ginseng ginseng as Indonesia. 


Ginseng is well known among the people of China and Korea as a medicine since 5000 years ago. Ginseng is believed for centuries to maintain health and cure disease and have been cultured in Chinese and Korean people's lives to this day. Chinese and Korean Ginseng is a plant that turns out the same type of the family Araliaceae Panax ginseng