plantAccording to traditional Chinese medicine, ginseng promotes yin energy, cleans excess yang and
calms the body. The reason it has been claimed that American ginseng promotes yin (shadow, cold,
negative, female) while Asian ginseng promotes yang (sunshine, hot, positive, male) is because,
according to traditional Chinese medicine, things living in cold places or northern side of mountains or
southern side of rivers are strong in yang and vice versa, so that the two are balanced. Chinese/Korean
ginseng grows in Manchuria and Korea, the coldest area known to many Koreans in ancient times.
Thus, ginseng from there is supposed to be very yang.
Originally, American ginseng was imported into China via subtropical Guangzhou, the seaport next
to Hong Kong, so Chinese doctors believed American ginseng must be good for yin, because it came
from a hot area. They did not know, however, that American ginseng can only grow in temperate
regions. Nonetheless, the root is legitimately classified as more yin because it generates fluids.
The two main components of ginseng are claimed to be in different proportions in the Asian and
American varieties, and are speculated to be the cause of the excitatory versus tonic natures. The
ginseng is traditionally hewn and a few slices are simmered in hot water to make adecoction. We are
planned our research work to identification new medicinal activity.
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