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Why buy whole Ginseng Roots ?When you purchase whole ginseng roots, you can see exactly what you are getting. Unfortunately many ginseng products sold in the martketplace today are mislabeled. (1 There are products labled as ginseng that are not ginseng at all - replaced instead by herbs or substances that are much cheaper with possible unknown results of use. (2 There are products which make potency claims that are inflated. (3 There are products which claim to use ginseng of an older age than what is really used. (Remember, the medicinal constiutuents spike in the 5th year of growth. A product made from immature roots wont provide much benefit. (4 There are products which are adulterated with unlisted fillers - from cheap substances to Rx medicine. (5 Some products contain so little ginseng that it is questionable whether they should claim it at all. As an example, a bottled tea product comes to mind which is advertised as containing ginseng. The bottle is really beautiful and the tea tastes great; but there is no ginseng taste whatsoever. I am left with major doubts about its ginseng content. With whole ginseng roots, you can see what you are actually purchasing. The appearance of a root tells much about the growing methods. You can even figure how old a given root is by counting the "cups" (scars) on the neck of a root. Ginseng plants puts up a single stem each year. If it is broken off, a new stem wont come up for another year. The "cups" on the neck of the root are the locations where each stem grew away from the root.
Whole Root Ginseng Sounds Great; But What Do I do with it ?There are many ways of using whole root ginseng. While it is prefectly permissible for the purist to break off and chew small pieces of the root, many folks prefer to process it in some way. To grind small amounts of ginseng roots up into a more usable form, at home we use a well-cleaned coffeebean grinder. The longer you allow the grinder to operate, the finer the grind. Some of the common ways of using ginseng are below. Measure the desired amount of ground ginseng into a spoon, swallow the ginseng and use a water "chaser". This is a common usage of ginseng. Steep 1 tsp. of ground ginseng in 6-8 oz of hot water. When it has reached desired strength, add honey to taste if desired.
Sprinkle ground ginseng on tops of salads. Tossed salads are great candidates for ground ginseng; but with a little experimentation you will likely find other salads where ginseng will be welcome to your taste buds too. Click here for this recipe. | ||
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