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	GINSENG (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Ginseng is available in many forms: as white or red ginseng, as a whole root or cut rootlet; as fibers; or as crushed powder, tablets, pills, capsules, tea, or an extract.
		Ginseng is held in high esteem because of its use as a medicinal plant.
		American ginseng is used in traditional Chinese medicine for deficiency of energy, internal injuries caused by worry, convalescent weakness, palpitations, insomnia, forgetfulness, and nervousness, and to promote general mental and physical well-being (11.1-10).
	www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/med-aro/factsheets/GINSENG.html (847 words)

	Ethnobotanical Leaflets
		In fact, ginseng was so esteemed as a botanical drug that it was an important trade commodity, at times serving as payment for ransom and as payments of tribute to the Chinese government (3).
		As the demand for ginseng increased, cultivation of the plant was initiated to offset the dwindling supply of wild ginseng.
		As ginseng is a native of the forest, in the cultivation of this plant, the grower strives to approach forest conditions as nearly as possible.
	www.siu.edu /~ebl/leaflets/ginseng.htm (1719 words)

	Ginseng - Supplements (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		American ginseng is the most similar to "true" ginseng and is actually prized in the Orient where it is thought to provide a "cooler" invigoration than the native ginsengs.
		While the scientific evidence for the benefits of ginseng and its mechanisms of action can be considered inconclusive, the adaptogenic role of the ginsengs have proven beneficial for many thousands of years and may, therefore, prove valuable as normalizing substances during stressful conditions.
		Ginseng is one of the many herbal supplements which can be purchased readily as a whole root, a dried powder or a standardized extract.
	www.supplementwatch.com /supatoz/supplement.asp?supplementId=143 (1179 words)

	Herbal Information Center - Ginseng - Herbs
		Ginseng is commonly used as an adaptogen, meaning it normalizes physical functioning depending on what the individual needs (for example, it will lower high blood pressure, but raise low blood pressure).
		Ginseng is used to restore memory, and enhance concentration and cognitive abilities, which may be impaired by improper blood supply to the brain.
		Ginseng is believed to increase estrogen levels in women and is used to treat menopausal symptoms.
	www.kcweb.com /herb/ginseng.htm (662 words)

	MDA - Ginseng
		Ginseng, also known as Man Root and Root of Life, has been an important part of Chinese and North Korean cultures for thousands of years, primarily for its alleged properties as a stimulant.
		Today, ginseng is increasingly popular here in the United States as well as in parts of Europe, though these areas tend to look towards ginseng for its calming properties. Americans, for instance, tend to use ginseng as a stress reliever as opposed to a stimulant.
		Ginseng is native to many parts of North America, preferring northern climates for the cold winters which allow for a necessary period of dormancy.
	www.michigan.gov /mda/0,1607,7-125-1570_2468_2469-11671--,00.html (1953 words)

	Asian Ginseng
		Ginseng is believed to enhance the immune system, which could, in theory, help the body fight off infection and disease.
		White ginseng (dried, peeled) or red ginseng (unpeeled root, steamed before drying) is available in water, water-and-alcohol, or alcohol liquid extracts, and in powders or capsules.
		While taking ginseng, it is wise to avoid caffeine or other substances that stimulate the central nervous system because the ginseng may increase their effects, possibly causing nervousness, sweating, insomnia, or irregular heartbeat.
	www.umm.edu /altmed/ConsHerbs/GinsengAsianch.html (2552 words)

	Ginseng: About Ginseng
		Ginseng is a short, perennial plant of the Araliaceae botanical family.
		Ginseng may be effective for treating colds, coughs, rheumatism, neuralgia, gout, diabetes, anemia insomnia, stress, headache, backache and double vision.
		In an experiment study in Eastern Europe, ginseng was used effectively as a mouth was against Periodontal Disease which is a progressive destruction of the supporting structures of the teeth.
	www.asiachi.com /aboutginseng.html (1328 words)

	HRF Greenpapers: Ginseng
		Ginseng is an adaptogen, an herb that can improve the body's overall ability to adapt to and cope with the negative effects of physical and environmental stress.
		Ginseng is considered "energizing," but has not been shown to stimulate the central nervous system the way coffee does.
		The best-documented effects of ginseng in humans are for improving resistance to stress and enhancing mental and physical performance under environmental stress, such as shift work, sleep deprivation, or rigorous athletic training.
	www.herbs.org /greenpapers/ginseng.htm (1042 words)

	Ginseng - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ginseng is characterized by the presence of ginsenosides.
		Ginseng that is produced in the United States and Canada is particularly prized in Chinese societies, and many ginseng packages are prominently colored red, white, and blue.
		Wild ginseng is ginseng that has not been planted and cultivated domestically, rather it is that which grows naturally and is harvested from wherever it is found to be growing.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ginseng (1534 words)

	Ginseng Seeds Roots Herbal Plants and herbs
		GINSENG is a fleshy rooted herb, native to well drained, cool, shaded hardwood forests.
		Ginseng does not grow in full sunlight, so the natural place to plant it is in hardwood forests, where the trees provide the needed shade.
		Ginseng is a perennial plant, but unlike other perennials, lies dormant some years and does not grow new tops every year.
	www.wildgrown.com (2056 words)

	BC Farm Products A-Z - Ginseng
		Ginseng is susceptible to disease and is grown most often in dry, arid areas.
		Ginseng is a new crop in BC and the knowledge of conditions in which it grows best is still evolving.
		Ginseng has been grown in parts of Asia for 3000 years and is used as a traditional medicine.
	www.agf.gov.bc.ca /aboutind/products/plant/ginseng.htm (562 words)

	Digging for Ginseng's Secrets
		Ginseng has been used for centuries in Asian medicine as an aphrodisiac, a tonic for well-being, and a curative.
		Her hunch is that American ginseng will ultimately "make more sense" as a preventive agent than as a cure, in part because of how expensive Rc is and in part because it doesn't kill cancer cells.
		"Ginseng may turn out to be useful as a food supplement you can take to decrease the chances of onset of certain types of cancer," she says—just as we may choose to eat soy or broccoli for their phytoestrogens, antioxidants, and other substances.
	www.siu.edu /~perspect/01_sp/ginseng.html (1898 words)

	Ginseng
		Ginseng is said to have many effects on the human body.
		A ginseng containing compound, DX-9386 (ginseng, acorus, polygala, and hoelen) was given to SAM for 13 consecutive months starting from two months of age.
		Ginseng was studied to determine its effects on learning and memory performance in the step-down and lever-press tests in normal mice.
	www.vanderbilt.edu /AnS/psychology/health_psychology/ginseng.htm (1453 words)

	Alexander's Ginseng Webstore: Frequently Asked Questions about Ginseng.
		Ginseng takes several years to mature, with most roots cultivated when the plant is between 3-10 years old.
		The American ginseng plant, Panax Quinquefolius, has become in such high demand in Asia that more than 85% of American grown ginseng is exported to asian markets.
		Siberian Ginseng, Panax Ginseng and Ginseng Quinquefolius are all members of the araliaceae family, Siberian ginseng (Eleutheroccocus senticosus) however belongs to an other genus than "true" ginsengs (Panax Ginseng and Panax Quinquefolius).
	www.quickchange.com /ginsengstore/faqs.html (1811 words)

	Ginseng Natural Health - Find Articles
		Ginseng is often called an "adaptogen," because it bolsters the body's ability to resist physical and mental stress.
		The active chemicals in ginseng are called ginsenosides, and many of these are known to have specific effects on the immune, hormonal, cardiovascular, and central nervous systems.
		Asian ginseng (as well as Siberian) is best suited for people who are very weak, says K. Lee, Ph.D., a professor of medicinal chemistry at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, but American ginseng may be better for people who are in good health.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0NAH/is_n2_v27/ai_20353570 (651 words)

	botanical.com - A Modern Herbal \| Ginseng - Herb Profile and Information
		For successful cultivation of Ginseng in America, it is stated that a loose, rich soil, with a heavy mulch of leaves and about 80 per cent shade - generally provided artificially is necessary.
		---Substitutes---A substitute for Ginseng, somewhat employed in China, is the root of Codonopsis Tangshen, a bell-flowered plant, used by the poor as a substitute for the costly Ginseng.
		Ginseng is sometimes accidentally collected with Senega Root (Polygala Senega, Linn.) and with Virginian Snake Root (Aristolochia Serpentaria, Linn.), but is easily detected, being less wrinkled and twisted and yellower in colour.
	www.botanical.com /botanical/mgmh/g/ginsen15.html (1629 words)

	The Original Ginseng Shop - Ginseng Domain
		Standardised Ginseng extract potentiating influenza vaccination The aim of the study was to determine the properties of a standardized extract of ginseng root in inducing a higher immune response in vaccination against influenza..
		Ginseng, one of the most widely used herbs, is hypothesized to play a role in carbohydratemetabolism and diabetes mellitus.
		Effects of American Ginseng Berry Extract on Blood Glucose Levels - Our results support in vivo antihyperglycemic and antiobese activity of American ginseng berry extract that may prove to be of clinical importance in the prevention and treatment of Type 2 diabetes.
	www.g-domain.com (1175 words)

	WDNR - Ginseng Regulations
		Wild ginseng (Panax quinquefolium) is defined as ginseng that is not grown or nurtured by a person.
		Registration for growers and certificates of origin for exporters of cultivated and woods-grown ginseng from Wisconsin are available from the Wisconsin Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, 2811 Agriculture Dr., Box 8911, Madison, WI 53708 (608-224-4575).
		Ginseng harvest licenses are required for anyone selling their harvest or digging on land they do not own.
	www.dnr.state.wi.us /org/land/er/laws/ginseng.htm (661 words)

	Asian Ginseng
		Asian ginseng is native to China and Korea and has been used in various systems of medicine for many centuries.
		Treatment claims for Asian ginseng are numerous and include the use of the herb to support overall health and boost the immune system.
		Ginseng may lower levels of blood sugar; this effect may be seen more in people with diabetes.
	nccam.nih.gov /health/asianginseng (591 words)

	Ginseng (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Ginseng is most often cited as an "adaptogen"---engendering an adaptation to stress, enhancing physical and mental performance, decreasing fatigue, improving mood, promoting "vitality" and "quality of life".
		Ginseng may have estrogen-like activity resulting in mastalgia and postmenopausal bleeding in women.
		Ginseng may also have a hypoglycemic effect requiring monitoring in diabetic patients.
	www.cami.usip.edu /monographs/ginseng.htm (431 words)

	ginseng
		The tails or rootlets are considerable cheaper and the dust is used for the common Ginseng tea sold in the supermarkets or added to new age botanicals.
		Ginseng is helpful in the treatment of memory loss (Alzheimer's), balance of blood sugar levels (Diabetes), slowing down the aging process, helping the immune system, stimulates rejuvenation and virility.
		Siberian ginseng does not have the chemicals called ginsenocides in its root but are said to have chemicals that do similar things.
	www.happyherbalist.com /ginseng.htm (1773 words)

	Ginseng Wisdom
		Herbalism (and hence the use of ginseng) remained an essential aspect of Chinese culture and tradition, focusing on the importance of maintaining the human inner balance and monitoring environment and climate changes as the instigators of illness.
		Canada, which was once the number one exporter of American ginseng, now prohibits the collection of wild roots for exportation due to the decrease in the population of the plant, largely as a result of habitat loss (due to logging and sub-urbanization, for example).
		Asian people culturally recognize ginseng as a regulator of the two forces (due to their incorporation of the herb into their disease pathology practice, see Traditional Chinese Medicine); Asian ginseng representing the yang (invigorating blood flows) and North American ginseng representing yin (for the immune system and over all health).
	www.american.edu /projects/mandala/TED/ginseng.htm (3631 words)

	North Carolina Ginseng & Goldenseal Co. - Ginseng
		The ginseng that is cultivated can be farmed in raised beds, like in Wisconsin, or in "woodsgrown" beds like in the mountain and foothill forests of the East Coast of America.
		The two types of ginseng are different in the following ways: the wild organic root is knarled, ringed with wrinkles, small, light weight and has a bitter woodsy taste.
		Studies in 1986 show that 94% of the organic wild American Ginseng is purchased by the Chinese in the Pacific Rim.
	www.ncgoldenseal.com /info/ginseng.html (626 words)

	Ginseng (Korean) - Panax ginseng - Encapsulated Herbal Extract - Herbs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Korean Ginseng is a deciduous perennial shrub whose fleshy root requires 4-6 years of cultivation to reach maturity.
		Korean Ginseng is more stimulating and increases the "yang" energy, while American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolium) increases the "yin" energy.
		Today, Ginseng is a favorable herb because of its ability to be used long-term without toxic effects on the body.
	www.viable-herbal.com /singles/herbs/s305.htm (966 words)

	Care and Planting of Ginseng Seed and Roots
		The seeds require special handling because, to germinate, they must first be subjected to a long period of storage in a moist medium with a warm/cold treatment; a process known as stratification.
		Because of this requirement, ginseng seed normally does not germinate until the second spring following harvest of berries in the fall.
		Fresh, non-stratified (green) ginseng seed may be planted immediately after harvest of the berries.
	www.ces.ncsu.edu /hil/hil-127.html (1234 words)

	Ginseng
		Ginseng has been used for more than two millennia in China, where the earliest written description of its use appeared in a medical book written during the Han dynasty, before a.d.
		There ginseng is understood as a yang tonic that can increase strength, promote life and appetite, and overcome general debility, blocked qi (pronounced chee), and impotence.
		Ginseng root may be fresh (preferably at least six years old), "white" ginseng root prepared by simple drying, or red ginseng root prepared by steaming first prior to drying.
	www.healthcentral.com /peoplespharmacy/408/20636.html (471 words)

	SYLVAN BOTANICALS NEW YORK GINSENG
		We encourage all ginseng dealers and wildcrafters to develop a replanting program, thus relieving the pressure that has been put on the wild ginseng populations.
		This has made hunting wild ginseng more difficult than ever and many harvesters have chosen to halt their search for the year.
		I suspect that many of the ginseng plants that were forced into early dormancy due to sun damage will remain dormant next year and the berry bushes even thicker.
	www.catskillginseng.com (840 words)

	Bodybuilding.com - Ginseng Information and Product Listing! Ginseng FAQ!
		Ginseng is a member of the Araliaceae family.
		Bodybuilders and athletes have found ginseng to be a very valuable supplement for a number of reasons.
		Taken at recommended doses, ginseng causes no ill effects; however, ginseng is not recommended for pregnant or lactating women, or for persons with high, uncontrolled blood pressure.
	www.bodybuilding.com /store/ginseng.html (311 words)

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