Ginseng
Ginseng renowned for its ability to promote strength and
vigor, ginseng is one of the most popular standard herbs available today. Ginseng has been a significant part of
the Ancient Chinese herbal culture and used extensively as Chinese herbal medicine
for the past 5,000 years. Among the more popular remedies used
are ginseng, to increase
stamina and as a mild sedative; St.-John's-wort,
for mild depression; Echinacea,
to aid the immune system and alleviate colds; kava, to calm anxiety
and treat insomnia; saw palmetto, for enlarged prostate; and ginkgo
biloba, to improve short-term memory (see ginkgo
or ginkgo biloba ). Some people
have used botanicals in an attempt to stave off serious illnesses such
as AIDS.Wisconsin is the source of around 95% of all
cultivated U.S. Ginseng. Wisconsin American Ginseng is considered a very
safe natural tonic, a mild herb with
properties said to promote vitality and reduce the effects of stress.*
Users of this herb do so to maintain chemical and metabolic
balance within the body.* Ginseng is classified as an adaptogen, which
is claimed helps
the body regulate itself.* Adaptogens are natural substances which are
non-toxic and have non-specific action benefiting the entire body.
Ginseng grown in the rich fertile fields of North Central Wisconsin
produces a root with the highest level of ginsenosides (active
ingredients). Pronounced As: jinseng , common name
for the Araliaceae, a family of tropical herbs, shrubs, and trees that
are often prickly and sometimes grow as climbing forms. The true
ginseng (Panax ginseng), long prized by the Chinese for its
medicinal qualities, was in such demand that a North American ginseng,
P. quinquefolius, was imported in large quantities as a
substitute. Both species have been all but exterminated in the wild by
commercial exploitation. The herbal medicine ginseng is prepared from
the plants' dried roots; it is used as a mild sedative and to increase
stamina.
Herbs - Saw Palmetto aids healthy prostate, Natural Herbal Products
Echinacea - herbs for the immune system
Ginkgo Biloba natural herb aids memory and brain function
Ginseng is classified in the division
Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Apiales, family Araliaceae.
Kava, natural herb Kava for a healthy lifestyle.
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