What excactly is Ginseng?

Ginseng is a root that originated in China. Many Chinese people consider ginseng "sacred" and believe it increases sexual libido in men, promotes overall good health and increases mental and physical energy - but ONLY in it's natural root form. Some Chinese pay up to thousands of dollars for a prime ginseng root. Thats how seriously they consider it. The ginseng you find in commercial tea or the liquid ginseng that comes in the tiny little bottles offer no health benefits whatsoever because the actual amount of pure ginseng in them is next to nil. Your Arizona tea tastes "wonderful" because of the honey and chemicals in it that are MEANT to make it taste "wonderful." Ginseng is becoming more and more rare in China, so Arizona probably uses some type of American version of ginseng (and not the real Chinese root).

Ginseng is a root that is commonly found in China. It has been used for thousands of years to improve the overall health of human being. In the first Chinese book of herbs, the Pen Tsao Ching (The Classic of Herbs), written by the famous Emperor Shen Nung, to whom the discovery of tea was attributed, Ginseng was recommended for enlightening the mind and increasing wisdom. Ginseng was taken as a tonic for the whole body, and believed to cure lethargy, arthritis, impotence, senility, and many other conditions.

It is a root. And I hate to break it to you - but you aren't really going to get ANY "health benefits" from commercially-prepared, sugar-laden, over-processed bottled drinks.

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