Since unimaginable times people in the Far East have sworn by the health and performance improving properties of the ginseng root.  The magic effects were from time immemorial considered to be very powerful in China and Korea, the area where ginseng originally came from.  Here, under extremely favourable conditions of climate and soil, grows the Ginseng root.  Already during the Tang Dynasty (618-905) ginseng was declared a royal plant; in the following Sung Dynasty the root was supposed to be so valuable that it was worth its weight in silver, later even in gold.  Ginseng was only available to rich and powerful people.  Only in times of war did the Emperor give it to his soldiers - to strengthen them for the battle field!  Even today ginseng is one of the most expensive medicinal plants.

The three most important historically known effects of ginseng were confirmed by numerous scientific studies:

• It was noticed that ginseng has a positive influence on the central nerve system, acting through the cerebral cortex.  It improves mental performance, thinking processes, attention and reaction capacity, and prevents situations of premature mental exhaustion.

• At the same time it has an stimulating effect on metabolic activity involving fats and carbohydrates, thus stimulating muscles, improving fitness and preventing physical exhaustion.

• The stimulating effect on potency was also confirmed.  Ginseng works in the same way as a hormone and thus stimulates the sexual organs.

On top of all that a whole lot of other positive effects were established: ginseng improves the natural defences of the body, protects against virus and bacteria, positively influences mood and has a strong general influence on the body as a whole.