Description
Health and medical uses of ginseng is broad due to its adaptogenic properties, it is an effective tonic. Ginseng can be used to improve mental and physical performance, reduce stress, and increase longevity. This book covers the properties and uses of four varieties of ginseng in the world with focus on American and Asian types of ginseng. This books discusses healing properties of ginseng, growing ginseng plants, chemical, nutritional, medical and pharmacological properties, detoxification, longevity and proper usage of the root.
Features
• Discusses four types of ginseng, chemical compositions, clinical and pharmacological uses
• Presents various clinical uses of ginseng, covering more than 40 diseases and conditions
• Covers traditional Chinese medicine related history of the use of ginseng in China, and the discovery of both Asian and American ginseng.
• Teaches users how to use different kinds of ginseng for health maintenance
• Discusses ginseng use in cold, flu prevention, cancer, diabetes, low energy/lethargy, and erectile dysfunction
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Author
Section I The Herbal Medicines and the Elixir of Life: Ginseng in the World
Chapter 1 The Chinese Style of Healing: The Best Holistic Medicine and Herbal Medicine
Chapter 2 Ginseng in China
Chapter 3 Ginseng in North America
Chapter 4 Ginseng in Korea
Chapter 5 Ginseng in Japan, Siberia, and Panax Notoginseng
Section II The Flourishing Ginseng Business
Chapter 6 The Flourishing American Ginseng Business in Chinese Market
Chapter 7 The Flourishing Ginseng Business in Korea, Japan, and Canada
Chapter 8 Current American Ginseng Dollar Value
Section III Growing Your Own Ginseng Plant
Chapter 9 Growing Ginseng Plant in China and the United States
Chapter 10 American Ginseng Farm in the State of Wisconsin
Section IV Data and Research
Chapter 11 Ginseng Information and Scientific Research
Chapter 12 Less Known Benefits of American Ginseng
Section V Composition of Ginseng
Chapter 13 Chemical Constituents of Ginseng Plants
Chapter 14 How Differences in Chemical Constituents in Ginseng Affect Medicinal Effects
Section VI The Healing Power of Ginseng
Chapter 15 Traditional Chinese Medicine Records of Medical Benefits of Ginseng and Siberian Ginseng
Chapter 16 What Ginseng Can Do For You
Chapter 17 Healthy and Successful Aging
Section VII How to Take Ginseng and Who Should Not Take It
Chapter 18 Take Ginseng with Care
Chapter 19 Possible Interaction of Ginseng with Drugs
Glossary
Index
