DiscountGinseng.com guarantees its ginseng at the 9% ginsenoside level.  That's potent!  But the truth is our root often tests at over 11% ginsenoside levels. Today, many manufacturers promote their ginseng products by say Standardized or Standardized Ginsenosides Levels but look closely at the label.  Many products are standardized at 5%, 2% or less.  That's not very good.

Differences between American ginseng and Korean ginseng?

American ginseng (Panax Quinquefolium) and Korea ginseng (Panax Ginseng, C. A. Meyer) are the two ginsengs that are highly valued, believed to have exceptional curative properties and offer the most health benefits.  They look alike and have very similar chemical compositions.  Their pharmacological differences are slight.  Both species have significant commercial value and are in great demand in Asia.  American ginseng is a white ginseng, and Korean ginseng is a red ginseng.

So what is the difference?

ANSWER:  American ginseng does all of the followings, and Korean ginseng also does all of the followings PLUS it gives you more energy boost at work.  But Korean ginseng cannot be taken by people who have high blood pressure.  So American ginseng is more like a vitality drink, and Korean ginseng is more like an energy drink.

• stimulates physical and mental activities in tired and weak individuals.
• strengthens and protects the human organism when under prolonged strain.
• stimulates and improves the working of the brain without the effects of a stimulant.
• increases energy and physical endurance.
• stimulates the functioning of the endocrine glands, including the sex organs.

Naturally, there has been a great deal of research done in Asia on ginseng and its many components.  Some quality research done in China, Japan and Korea suggests that ginseng:

• reduces fatigue and increases stamina.
• helps the formation of red blood cells and helps to eliminate anemia.
• improves mental conditions and helps prevent neuroses.
• increases the secretion of body fluids and helps prevent diabetes.
• normalizes pulmonary functions, preventing coughing, tuberculosis and asthma.
• strengthens the gastrointestinal system and can help facilitate liver regeneration.
• detoxifies poisons, enhances blood alcohol clearance and reduces the effect of alcohol intoxication and helps eliminate hangovers.

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In China, ginseng is classified as a kingly herb, a mild herb with no harmful side-effects that can help the body maintain peak health.  Many Asians view ginseng as a regenerative elixir that, if taken over a period of time, can not only increase health and vitality, but can also prolong life.  It is believed that ginseng makes the body more resistant to disease, prevents decline in potency in older men, restores virility, increases general vitality, negates some of the effects of stress and gives seriously ill patients strength, energy and stamina. 

In America, ginseng is being used to increase vitality, raise energy levels, improve athletic performance, build stamina and treat certain health problems.  Researchers are investigating claims that ginseng can help adjust blood pressure, reduce blood sugar and may be advantageous in the treatment of cancers, tuberculosis, diarrhea, kidney degeneration, rheumatism, shock and depression.

Some quality research has shown that specific ginsenosides can stimulate the brain, sedate the central nervous system, balance certain metabolic processes, improve muscle tone, stimulate the endocrine system and help balance hormone levels.  Research also suggests ginsenosides may be anti-tumor and anti-viral. 

Although ginseng is not a drug or a stimulant, many who use it, agree that if taken for a period of time, ginseng can increase feelings of well being, relieve fatigue and weak conditions and strengthen body functions.  Reputable studies in Japan and the United States have shown that ginseng may help reduce cell damage, thus, help counteract age-related changes.

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