On 7/24/24 04:42, Nyssa wrote:
T wrote:
Hi All,
I came across this
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_ginseng
The seeds exhibit a type of dormancy called
morphophysiological dormancy, sometimes called
"double dormancy", which requires two full
winters to completely break dormancy.
Two winters???? Ah come on man!!!!
AAAAAHHHHHH !!!!
-T
Would explain why the stuff is so expensive.
Dunno about American Ginseng, but what I saw when
I was in South Korea took seven years before harvesting.
The ginseng fields had rows of crops covered in black
plastic too, but I don't know at what stage of the
growing cycle this was done. Maybe during that long
dormancy period?
American Ginseng (Xi Yang Shen) and Korean Ginseng
(Ren Shen) are actually to different plants. They
just look alike. Xi Yang Shen is used differently
too. Xi Yang Shen is particularly popular for treating
"febrile" disease (long covid, chronic fatigue, etc.).
It stops your body from attacking a pathogen that
has already been gone/removed. Puts you back to "normal".
You are right about Ren Shen. The Koreans are beyond
passionate about its cultivation. And I think my
zucchini plants have made a slave out of me!
I do not believe Xi Yang Shen can not be cultivated and
has to be harvested wild. But I may be out-of-date
on that.
But two years to germinate???? AAAA HHHHH !!!!!
Nyssa, who never had the urge to try ginseng tea
The "Red Ginseng" tea is quite yummy. .
Help recover from colds and flues as well as
helping you if you have to be out in the freezing cold
and scorching heat. You should getting brave and try
some some day. If you smell it, your body will tell you
if you need it.
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