What is Ginseng? An Account of the History And Cultivation of Ginseng
The book What is Ginseng? An Account of the History And Cultivation of Ginseng was written by author Root, C[harles] M[arvin], 1837- [from Old Catalog] Here you can read free online of What is Ginseng? An Account of the History And Cultivation of Ginseng book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is What is Ginseng? An Account of the History And Cultivation of Ginseng a good or bad book?
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The American Ginseng is not cheap by any means and is not lively to became cheap for years to come, as is indicated by the ever increasing demand and the decreasing supply^ Medical Proprieties of American G-inseng. In this country Ginseng is considered of little medical value. The root is mildly aeromatic and slightly stimulant. The Chinese and Koreans, however, place a high value on it, and indeed, regard it as a panacea. Father Jartoux, while making a map of Tartary under the orders of the Em...peror of China, spent some time in Manchuria, where the most valued Ginseng grows. The following is his description of uses to which the Chinese put this root: ' 'They affirm that it is a sovereign remedy for all weaknesses occasioned by excessive fatigues either of body or mind; that it dissolves pitutous humors; that it cures weakness of the lungs and the pleurisy; that it stops vomiting; that it strengthens the stomach and helps the appetite; that it disperses fumes or vapors; that it fortifies the breast, and is a remedy for short and weak breathing; that it strengthens the vital spirits, and increases lymph in the blood; in short, that it is good against dizziness of the head and dimness of sight, and that it prolongs life in old age." Dr.
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