Ginseng is an ordinary

A perennial herbaceous plant from 30 to 80 centimeters. Finger-complex dlinnochereshkovye leaves collected in whorls at the apex of the stem, small pale-green flowers, vaguely reminiscent of stars, gathered in an umbrella on the flower-wise, leaving the center of leaf whorls; fruit - the bright red drupe with 2 flat seeds. Ginseng root sheath, the spindly, branching. In raw distinguish the "neck", or rhizome (it has traces of the fallen stalks, allowing the age of the plant) and root (which is usually shoots, making it look like a human figure). From thick roots at the bottom of the wastes many fine roots, which, since the spring, are formed soft white seasonal roots, sucking water and nutrients from the soil.

Ginseng grows in the mountainous coniferous-deciduous and fir-mountain hornbeam deciduous forests in southern Primorye, prefers the gentle slopes and rich humus soil. On the tops of mountains and river valleys is not found.

Rich experience of the ancient medicine of China has given a lot of scientific medicine, drugs, among them a special place belongs to ginseng. For thousands of years in Eastern Asia, he has a reputation for vseistselyayuschego tools and was surrounded by a mysterious halo of countless superstitions and legends. The roots of this plant were attributed magical properties, it was thought that only people with a clear conscience and good intentions can be found in the taiga is a wonderful plant called differently: "the spirit of earth, the seed of the earth", vsetselitelnaya herb, the panacea, a prime and Finally, the root of life. It was believed that the "root of life" cures all ills of old age and illness, returns youth and vitality, raises the bed weakened from illness, invigorates the tired and weary. Legends claim that the very nature of man prompted the properties of ginseng, giving the root form of a man, "ginseng" in Chinese means "man-root».

Ginseng is already included in the most ancient Chinese writings as a tonic that increases the ability of to mental activity and daruyuschee longevity. For a long time treatments ginseng kept in the strictest confidence. For many years, ginseng has remained enigmatic expensive imported goods: one of the root weight was given 3 weight of gold!

Currently, ginseng natural resources are depleted, and harvesting it in the wild virtually no conducted. It was introduced into the culture, both in our country and in China on the Korean peninsula, in America. Plantations laid the Far East and Teberdinsky Reserve in the North Caucasus have been attempts to grow ginseng in the suburbs.

Ginseng grows very slowly, we know two basic ways culture of ginseng: the forest canopy, in conditions close to natural habitat and in open areas, with the use of artificial shading.

Promising breeding of ginseng: in an artificial environment, tissue culture of ginseng root is growing several times faster, and on pharmacological activity is not inferior to the root.

Chemical composition ginseng studied enough, but we know that it contains triterpenoid saponins, glycosides, essential oils, mucus, tar, vitamins and minerals.

Ginseng is popular not only in herbal medicine, but also in cosmetics. In our country, and several countries in East, ginseng is used in the production of creams, powders, colognes, perfumes and shampoos for bathing. Beauticians claim that ginseng are beneficial to the skin, prevent wrinkles and protect it from aging. You can use the aboveground part. The plant is propagated by seeds.