Ginseng (Panax Ginseng) – Root Powder

Description ShareTweetPinLinkedInPrintEmail Ginseng (Panax Ginseng) Root Powder HERB COMMON NAME :  Ginseng HERB SCIENTIFIC NAME :  Panax Quinquefolius (American Ginseng), Panax Ginseng (Chinese or Korean), & Eleutherococcus Senticosus, aka Eleuthero (Siberian Ginseng) OTHER NAMES :  Wonder of the World Root, Man’s Health, Five Fingers, Tartar Root, Jin-Chen, Garantoquen FAMILY :  Araliaceae ASSOCIATIONS & CORRESPONDENCES : Element: Fire Planet: Sun Day:  Sunday Direction:  South Zodiac Sign:  Leo Energy: Yang Gender: Masculine Rune:  Sowilo Tarot:  The Lovers (6) Sabbat or Holiday: Lammas / Lughnasadh (August 1) Deity or God / Goddess Association: Lugh   Parts Used:  Root  Description:  Ginseng root has a characteristic forked shape, which resembles the legs of a man. Ginseng has a long history of  use as an alternative medicine going back over 5,000 years. Advocates say ginseng is the ultimate tonic, a mild aphrodisiac that enhances memory, learning, productivity, physical stamina, and immune function, while reducing blood cholesterol and sugar and minimizing the ravages of stress, aging, radiation, alcohol, and narcotics. Ginseng’s remarkable ability to help the body adapt to mental and emotional stress, fatigue, heat, cold, and even hunger is confirmed and documented. The ginsenosides that produce these effects are very similar to the body’s own natural stress hormones. Ginseng stimulates and increases endocrine activity in the body. It also promotes a mild increase in metabolic activity (boosts metabolism) and relaxes heart and artery movements. And it stimulates the medulla centers and relaxes the central nervous system. Ginseng figured prominently in the first great Chinese herbal, the Pen Tsao Ching (The Classic of Herbs), compiled by the mythological emperor Shen Nung. Shen Nung recommended it for “enlightening the mind and increasing wisdom,” and noted that “continuous use leads to longevity.” It was widely used to treat infirmities of old age: lethargy, impotence, arthritis, senility, menopausal complaints, insomnia, and loss of sexual interest. Chinese, Koreans, and Japanese still consider ginseng the best health promoter. In women, ginseng promotes an estrogenic effect, and in men can enhance fertility and especially low libido. In 19th century America, Ginseng came to be used as a stimulant for “mental exhaustion from overwork” and it was prescribed for loss of appetite, indigestion, asthma, laryngitis, bronchitis and tuberculosis. Soviet researcher Israel I. Brekhman, a professor who studied Ginseng for almost 30 years at the U.S.S.R. Academy of Sciences, wrote that Ginseng, “possesses a remarkably wide range of therapeutic activities…protecting the body against stress, radiation, and various chemical toxins…and increasing general resistance.” Various studies in Russia, Korea, and China found that Ginseng counteracts fatigue without caffeine and improves physical stamina. Russian, Chinese, and Korean Olympic athletes use Ginseng in their training and before events, and some American athletes have begun using the herb as well.  Ginseng is believed to counteract the damage caused by physical and emotional stress. Ginseng is sometimes combined with Astragalus Root, which work together to help with problems such as fatigue, lack of appetite, and problems with excessive perspiration (hyperhidrosis). Historical Uses:  hyperhidrosis, excessive sweating, aphrodisiac, enhance memory, learning, productivity, physical stamina, endurance, boost immunity, high cholesterol, stress, anti-aging, reduces blood sugar, hypoglycemia, lethargy, fatigue, impotence, arthritis, senility, symptoms of menopause, boost sexual interest, stimulate appetite, digestion, vitality, fever, inflammation, cold, cough, respiratory problems, depression, longevity, energy, impotence, memory loss, loss of appetite, indigestion, asthma, laryngitis, bronchitis, tuberculosis, fever, muscle spasms, protection from radiation, protection from chemical toxins, insomnia, shock, boost metabolism, adaptogen, stimulant, tonic, nervous system relaxant, nervous system stimulant, anxiolytic, analgesic, antioxidant, hepatoprotective, cardiotonic, vasodilator, anti-cholesterol, demulcent, diuretic, antispasmodic, estrogenic, low estrogen, male libido, male sexual virility, male fertility, male infertility, natural steroid, erectile dysfunction, hot flashes, improve sexual arousal, premature ejaculation, sleeplessness, anxiety, nervousness, steroidal Mystical Attributes:  The American Indians attributed much magic power to Ginseng. The Seminole Indians using it as a love potion, rubbing it on the body and clothes to bring back a divorced wife. The root is carried to attract love, as well as to guard one’s health, to draw money, and to ensure sexual potency. Ginseng will also bring beauty to all who carry it. Burn Ginseng to ward off evil spirits and to break hexes and curses. A tea of Ginseng is used as a powerful lust-inducing drink, whether alone or mixed with other like herbs. Hold Ginseng root in your hands, visualize your wish into the root, and throw it into running water. Or, carve your wish onto a root and toss into the water. Ginseng can be a substitute for mandrake. Mystical Intentions:  love, wish making, health and healing, beauty, protection, lust, sexual desire, sex magic, attraction, attracting love, money, protection from evil spirits, breaking hexes, breaking curses, love potions, bring back a lost lover, energy, longevity, virility, beauty, calm, psychic ability, fertility, revitalization, renewing, power, potency, passion, relaxation Other Uses:  In addition to taking in capsule form, Ginseng root is used to make teas and liquid extracts, or is added directly to foods. Botany, Cultivation & Harvesting:  Sow seed in a shady location in a cold frame preferably as soon as it is ripe, otherwise as soon as the seed is obtained. It can be very slow and erratic to germinate. Transplant the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in a shady location in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Make sure the pots are deep enough to accommodate the roots. Plant out into their permanent locations in late summer. Ginseng roots are harvested in the autumn, preferably from plants 6-7 years old, and can be used fresh or dried. Ginseng root is dried in pieces, more typically ground into a powder. Dried ginseng should be stored in an airtight container in a cool, dry place. Contraindications & Toxicity: Overdose can cause palpitations, insomnia, chest pain, headaches and epistaxis Use caution with acute asthma, hypertension, acute infections, ADHD, and inflammatory diseases Interactions: Avoid use with stimulants. May interact with anti-psychotics, MAOIs, anti-hypertensives, anti-coagulants and other hormone therapies Using with coffee will accelerate the caffeine effects on the body and can cause diarrhea The individual ginsenosides may have opposite effects such as vasoconstriction & dilation, increase & decrease cardiac performance, hemostatic & anti-coagulant, and CNS stimulant & depressant   Constituents:  mixture of steroidal and triterpenoid saponins (ginsenosides) polysaccharides (glycans) are hypoglycemic and anti-tumor acetylenic compounds including polyacetylenic alcohols (panaxynol and panaxydol) and polyacetylenes (ginsenoynes A-K) sesquiterpenes (B-elemene, panasinsanol A and B, ginsenol, etc.) Sterols; vitamin D group vitamins flavonoids amino acids volatile oils galactose Steroidal saponins (ginsenosides, ginpanaxosides) have corticosteroid-like action and inhibit re-uptake of GABA, NE, dopamine, gluatmate, and serotonin     Sources: https://spiritartsandherbs.com/sources **IMPORTANT INFORMATON: Products are sold as curio items for entertainment purposes only and based upon historical and magical uses.  We do not imply or guarantee that any items provide specific abilities, powers, outcomes, remedies, or treatments. 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