Post by sam on Mar 2, 2006 7:23:40 GMT -5
Common names: Panax ginseng, American ginseng, Five-fingers, Garantogen, Jen-shen (Chinese name), Ninsin, Redberry, Wonder-of-the-world.
Parts Usually Used: Leaves and roots.
According to Lord British's reference books, ginseng takes its name from ‘renshen’, a Chinese word meaning man-root, after the curiously human-like root with its two legs. Used in China for over 5,000 years, ginseng was known to 9th century Arab physicians. Marco Polo wrote of this prized wonder drug and when a delegation from the King of Siam visited Louis XIV of France, they presented the king with a root of gintz-aen. From then on, ginseng was widely used by wealthy Europeans for exhaustion and debility. By the 18th century, it was also popular in America and Native Americans have used the root of this plant to relieve vomiting and nausea. Some tribes, such as The Seminole Indians, used it in their love potions, which they would then rub on their body and clothes to bring back a divorced wife.
Ginseng is known as the king of herbs because of its multitude of medicinal uses including the control of both high and low blood pressure. It is a true adaptogen as it is used by the body to 'adapt' itself for exercise, exertion, mental and emotional work and so on with the added bonus that ginseng also works as a relaxant. It is a true stimulant of the mind and body but does not compare to any illegal substance.
It is a mild pain killer, and has been reported to successfully treat asthma, bronchitis, cancer, flatulence, diabetes, weakness, fever, coughs and heartburn. In tea form it helps to relieve stress and moderate heart disease. If you suffer from back pain or TMJ adding ginseng to a tea of Catnip and slippery elm may help. It is also presumably useable as an ingredient in a meade or magewine.
It is wise to study the labels carefully of any ginseng products you are buying. Canadian ginseng has a cooling effect on the body and is good for stress and endurance. Korean or red ginseng, should not be taken everyday, has it has an action more like caffeine – stimulating and aggressive and apparently It should not be taken by women?? Siberian ginseng seems harmless but has little value.
CAUTION: Don't take Ginseng and Ginseng mixtures with Coffee as it will accelerate the caffeine effects on the body and can cause diarrhoea.
In magic ginseng is a masculine plant and is associated with the Sun and the element of fire. In magic it is used for love, wishes, healing, protection, beauty and desire spells. Ginseng carried on you will guard your health, attract love and bring beauty to the one who carries it. Burn the root to ward off evil and to break hexes or curses. Ginseng is an effective substitute for mandrake in all spells.
Parts Usually Used: Leaves and roots.
According to Lord British's reference books, ginseng takes its name from ‘renshen’, a Chinese word meaning man-root, after the curiously human-like root with its two legs. Used in China for over 5,000 years, ginseng was known to 9th century Arab physicians. Marco Polo wrote of this prized wonder drug and when a delegation from the King of Siam visited Louis XIV of France, they presented the king with a root of gintz-aen. From then on, ginseng was widely used by wealthy Europeans for exhaustion and debility. By the 18th century, it was also popular in America and Native Americans have used the root of this plant to relieve vomiting and nausea. Some tribes, such as The Seminole Indians, used it in their love potions, which they would then rub on their body and clothes to bring back a divorced wife.
Ginseng is known as the king of herbs because of its multitude of medicinal uses including the control of both high and low blood pressure. It is a true adaptogen as it is used by the body to 'adapt' itself for exercise, exertion, mental and emotional work and so on with the added bonus that ginseng also works as a relaxant. It is a true stimulant of the mind and body but does not compare to any illegal substance.
It is a mild pain killer, and has been reported to successfully treat asthma, bronchitis, cancer, flatulence, diabetes, weakness, fever, coughs and heartburn. In tea form it helps to relieve stress and moderate heart disease. If you suffer from back pain or TMJ adding ginseng to a tea of Catnip and slippery elm may help. It is also presumably useable as an ingredient in a meade or magewine.
It is wise to study the labels carefully of any ginseng products you are buying. Canadian ginseng has a cooling effect on the body and is good for stress and endurance. Korean or red ginseng, should not be taken everyday, has it has an action more like caffeine – stimulating and aggressive and apparently It should not be taken by women?? Siberian ginseng seems harmless but has little value.
CAUTION: Don't take Ginseng and Ginseng mixtures with Coffee as it will accelerate the caffeine effects on the body and can cause diarrhoea.
In magic ginseng is a masculine plant and is associated with the Sun and the element of fire. In magic it is used for love, wishes, healing, protection, beauty and desire spells. Ginseng carried on you will guard your health, attract love and bring beauty to the one who carries it. Burn the root to ward off evil and to break hexes or curses. Ginseng is an effective substitute for mandrake in all spells.