About White Ginseng
Scientific Name: Panax Ginseng
Other Names: Asian Ginseng, Chinese Ginseng, Ginseng, Panax, Guigai, Japanese Ginseng, Korean Ginseng, Ninjin, Oriental Ginseng, Panax schinseng, Seng
Who is this for?
NOTE: Panax ginseng is different from American ginseng and Eleuthero (formerly Siberian ginseng). They are not interchangeable.
White Ginseng is simply unprocessed ginseng, which leaves it with its distinctive natural white color. In its natural state, White Ginseng has slightly cool properties, which makes this herb ideal for those with excess yang/heat in their inner bodies. By using White Ginseng instead of Red Ginseng, excess yang/heat can be balanced with the cool properties of the natural herb, whereas Red Ginseng could exacerbate feelings of heat with its additional hot properties. White Ginseng is particularly at balancing excess inner heat associated with stomach ailments and digestive problems.
Other than its cool properties, White Ginseng contains the same healing properties as Red Ginseng, including its ability to strengthen the Yuan Qi, or "Original Qi". Yuan Qi is the vital energy with which we all are born. Each person is born with a set amount of Yuan Qi, and when that is depleted, life is over. White Ginseng is one of the rare herbs that Chinese herbalists believe can strengthen Yuan Qi and enhance overall well-being.
