Ginseng also known as Panax Ginseng is a fleshy root that is typically found in colder climates, in the Northern Hemisphere and is known to be native to Korea, China, and North America. In Latin, the word “Panax” means “to cure everything.” Panax ginsengs are adaptogenic herbs. “Adaptogens” is a generic word used to describe remedies that increase the resistance of organisms to a broad spectrum of physical, chemical, and biologically damaging factors (stress, illness, fatigue).
The main active ingredient in Ginseng are ginsenosides (saponins). Ginsenosides are also found in the leaves and stem of the ginseng plant, but the fleshy root has the highest concentration of them. Approximately 29 ginsenocides have been found in ginseng root. Ginseng also contains several steroid compounds, such as panaxtriol, which are very similar to anabolic steroids found naturally in the human body. Siberian ginseng is from the same family, but it is not a true ginseng, and its active compound is eleutherosides.
A more recent finding in ginseng is the germanium component, which is a powerful detoxifier found in organic products. Germanium acts as a powerful blood cleanser.
“Ginseng has a cleansing effect as gray matter is expelled (based on clairvoyant experiments). It is best to exercise immediately after taking ginseng to facilitate the expulsion of depleted prana and facilitate the assimilation of fresh pranic energy.”
– Advanced Pranic Healing, Master Choa Kok Sui, Founder of Pranic Healing and Arhatic Yoga
The original name of ginseng plants is “Ren Shen” in Chinese and “In Sam” in Korean, which means “man root”, due to the shape of the root, which resembles the human form, with body and extremities.
Ginseng takes several years to mature, and most cultivated roots are harvested when the plant is between 3 and 10 years old. For some unknown reasons, cultivated ginseng plants begin to degenerate if left unharvested for a long time. However, wild ginseng is known to reach 100-150 years of age without any degeneration. Ginseng requires at least 6 years to reach maturity to extract any medicinal value from it. Plants that are harvested before age 6 do not have the healing ingredients in them and are therefore ineffective.
Ginseng is naturally white / off-white when harvested. The drying process determines the color of the final product. In ancient times, red ginseng was dried in the sun, giving it its characteristic color. Most of the available red ginseng is now steamed during processing, giving it a similar red color. The steaming process is what makes Red Panax Ginseng unique and powerful because it concentrates and amplifies the healing energy of Ginseng. Traditionally in Asia only red ginseng was used for healing purposes.
Red ginseng is considered warmer (yang) compared to white ginseng (yin / cooler). Red ginseng is considered to have better health benefits and healing powers than white ginseng.
The Chinese god of agriculture Shen Nong, credited by the “Herbal Classic”, the first known medical book in China, states that “ginseng is effective in strengthening the heart, stabilizing the nervous system and mind, stopping shock, improving the level of intelligence, and extend the useful life “.
In his Compendium of Materia Medica, noted Ming Dynasty herbalist Li Shizhen noted that ginseng is very effective in replenishing the vitality of the human body, making the elderly look young, and saving lives on the brink of death.
Among our organs, according to Chinese herbal medicine, the spleen and stomach belong to the Earth element, which is believed to be the root of energy. Ginseng is also a product of the Earth element. Therefore, ginseng is believed to impact the stomach (navel and secondary navel) and spleen, thereby energizing the entire body rapidly.
“Ginseng when seen clairvoyantly is very bright compared to other foods and medicines … Ginseng contains a lot of prana (vital energy) and also a lot of” synthetic ki “. The great increase in” synthetic ki “in the secondary chakras of the navel (when consuming ginseng), it is due to the activated main chakras that produce more “synthetic ki” and also to the “synthetic ki” contained in the ginseng itself.
(Synthesis involving synthetic: that obtained by combining separate entities / material into a complex whole).
– Master Choa Kok Sui, Advanced Pranic Healing
Some of the uses that can be given to ginseng:
Anti-aging, diabetes, anemia, cancer, depression, insomnia, hormonal imbalances, menopause, impotence, shock, fatigue, hypertension, radiation effects, detoxifying effects of morphine and cocaine use, environmental, physical and mental stress and chronic diseases.
“Red Ginseng nourishes the five internal organs, has a sweet taste, does not contain toxicity, calms and stabilizes the spirit, eliminates palpitations, prevents fright and stops terror, eliminates evil Qi (pathogenic factors), clarifies vision, it opens the heart, enlightens the mind, strengthens memory, benefits wisdom, and long-term administration of Ginseng will lighten the body and extend shelf life. ” -Spirit Farmers Almanac, Chinese medical text around 4000 BC. C.
“The degree of the effect of ginseng depends on the dose, the supplier of the ginseng (different suppliers produce ginseng of different brightness or strength) and the subject’s body. The effect of half a gram of ginseng will last for about 10-16 hours. that period of time, the effects of ginseng diminish. Because of this, it is better to take half a gram of ginseng twice a day to maintain health. Sick people should take a higher dose … To increase the level of pranic energy of the healer and improve their healing ability, it is advisable (but not necessary) to take one gram of ginseng before and after curing a large number of patients. Advantageous for patients who are very weak, take one or two grams of ginseng before being treated by the healer. “
– Master Choa Kok Sui, Advanced Pranic Healing, Chapter: Seed Ideas.
Some unconfirmed side effects of ginseng include insomnia, headaches, an upset stomach, diarrhea, spinning sensation, and vertigo.
