Ginseng is the most highly respected herb since ancient times by both Chinese and Native American herbalists.
The explorer Marco Polo is responsible for bringing the herbs to Europe sometime during the 12th century.
Ginseng in the United States was not considered of any medical value until about 1905, but in China it is and has been highly prized for medical purpose and large quantities of the root are exported to that country.
Ginseng is mentioned in the oldest Chinese pharmacopoeia, Sheh-Nung Pen Tsao Ching, and other Chinese texts dated back to ancient times.
Ginseng may have been known in Chinese ethnopharmacology for as many as 5000 years. It also said that ginseng was recognized as a qi tonic herb about the same times.
In 196 AD, written in Sen Nung’s Materia Medica ginseng was described as a nontoxic herb that brighten eyes, opens heart and sharpen the wits.
Panax ginseng has been used for important oriental medicine since ancient time, owing to its tonic properties. Since ancient times it used as antioxidant , blood circulation promoter, anti-diabetic agent, pain relief treatment, anticancer drug and immune system stimulant.
During that times, ginseng was considered a royal plant, reserved by Asian rulers for their own particular use. During the chin dynasty in China, people caught stealing the Emperor’s ginseng were beheaded, their family and belongings confiscated.
Modern research has demonstrated that there are more than 28 therapeutics constituents in this vitamin rich plants.
Currently ginseng is promoted as a tonic capable of invigorating the user physically, mentally, and sexually.
History of Ginseng Beverage
A beverage is a liquid designed for consumption, often crafted to have a pleasing flavor, such as an alcoholic drink. History, in contrast, is a systematic record of events, particularly those affecting a nation, institution, science, or art, usually with an analysis of their causes. Thus, the history of beverages entails a detailed and organized account of the evolution of various drinks over time.
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