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	Index of Questions: 1. What is Korean Ginseng? 2. What is Red Korean Ginseng? 3. People say ginseng contains saponin and ginsenoside. What is the difference between the two? 4. People also say that ginsengs have adaptogenic effects on the body. Just what is an adaptogen? 5. How do you maintain quality control of your products. 6. What is the difference between Taeguk brand and KGP brand? 7. Why is Taeguk brand more expensive than other brands? 8. What is Ginseng good for?
	Question 1. What is Korean Ginseng? For thousands of years, Korean Ginseng, also known as lixir of life?has been used in Chinese medicine for promoting vitality and maintaining an equlibrium: homeostasis of the body. The first record of prescription of ginseng as a medical herb appeared as early as A.D. 456-536 in one of the oldest and most revered oriental medicine books, the Shen-Nung Pen-Tso-Ching (Shen Nung Pharmacopoeia). The term Ginseng (Jenshen) in Chinese is derived from Jen) and essence?(shen), meaning the essence of the man or of the earth. However, ginseng is called In-Sam?in Korea which means (In) and (Sam), which simply means -shaped plant.?Its scientific name is Panax Ginseng C.A. Meyer named after a Russian botanist Carl Anton who in 1843 launched the first research on ginseng components.

	Question 2. What is Red Korean Ginseng? Red Korean Ginseng is produced by steaming (203-212F) white ginseng. It is then dried in a hot-air chamber for 2 to 3 days before drying under the sun for the next 15 days. During the steaming process, the color changes to red and some ginsenosides break down to form completely different ginsenosides. At the same time, additional ginsenosides are produced as well. To date, at least 8 unique ginsenosides are found in Korean Red Ginseng that cannot be found in any other ginseng in the world.

	Question 3. People say ginseng contains saponin and ginsenoside. What is the difference between the two? A saponin is a collective chemical compound group, whereas a ginsenoside is a specific type of compound. For example, for each ginsenoside, a G-Ra1 and a G-Ra2 both belong to a saponin group called Protopanaxadiol.

	Question 4. People also say that ginseng has adaptogenic effects on the body. Just what is an adaptogen? In order to be called adaptogen, the following three conditions must be satisfied: It must be harmless (non-toxic), creating minimal disruption in regular physiological functioning. It must have a non-specific action under physical or emotional stress. It must have a normalizing action regardless of the health condition of the user

	Question 5. How does KGP maintain quality control of its products? Well, first of all, all Korean red ginseng are produced by the facility of Good Manufacturing Practice (G.M.P), a government-controlled agency. Furthermore, the Korean Ministry of Health and Korea Institute of Food Hygiene inspect the final products made from both white and red Korean ginseng in order to insure purity, quality and safety of all our products. How many countries in the world go to such extent for quality control of products.

	Question 6. What is the difference between Taeguk brand and KGP brand? It is simple. All the Korean red ginseng products are simply categorized under the name Taeguk (meaning big country), and all the white ginseng products are KGP (Korean Ginseng Products) brand. We just wanted to separate the two types of items for convenience.

	Question 7. Why is the Taeguk brand more expensive than the other brands? That is because each and every product of Taeguk and KGP brands contain the highest concentration of ginsenoside of the highest grade of ginseng. This means that capsule for capsule, or bag for bag, we have to use more of supreme quality ginseng than other companies putting lower concentration of ginsenoside in their products. It�s simple: You get what you pay for. Do your own comparison test and see for yourself.

	Question 8. What is ginseng good for? This subject is explained in full in the What is Ginseng? section.