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Various Applications

Korean ginseng is loved by people all over the world.

There are many ways to use Korean ginseng according to your own taste, preference, age, and health status. You can eat Korean ginseng raw or mix it with various ingredients to make food. You can process Korean ginseng and red ginseng into various products to eat and drink. Learn how to enjoy Korean ginseng in a variety of ways.

1. Red Ginseng

Definition

The fresh ginseng is steamed and cooked then dried so its moisture content is 15% or less. During the manufacturing process, non-enzymatic browning reaction is promoted to turn the ginseng a dark brown color. The ginseng is then processed into a very hard form for long-term storage.

How to Eat

You can eat it by cutting it into slices. You can also drink it by brewing it in tea or boiling it down.

2. White Ginseng

Definition

Using fresh ginseng that is four years old or older, the cuticle is removed and dried to maintain the original shape so that the moisture content is 14% or less. This type of ginseng is referred to as "ginseng dried in its original shape" and "curved dried-ginseng."

How to Eat

It should be boiled as a soup.
(Used for soup, samgyetang, brewed herbal medicine)

3. Taeguk Ginseng

Definition

Soak fresh ginseng in hot water for a period of time or heat it with steam to cook a part of the skin from the epidermis and dry it. It can be said that it is an intermediate product between red and white ginseng. The color of the upright epidermis is a yellowish brown. When cut, the cross section is a brown color that is similar to the cut surface of red ginseng.

How to Eat

You can eat it by cutting it into slices. You can also drink it by brewing it in tea or boiling it down.

4. Black Ginseng

Definition

Korean ginseng is steamed and dried nine times without peeling so that the moisture content is less than 15%. The color is either blackish brown or brown.

How to Eat

You can eat it by cutting it into slices. You can also drink it by brewing it in tea or boiling it down.

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with ginseng.

any of various kinds made of ginseng and red ginseng, such as cosmetics, packs, and soap.
The products are on sale.

Ginseng Toner

You can enjoy the taste and benefits of Korean ginseng in many simple and diverse products.

Materials

1 fresh ginseng root, 1/6 of a lemon, 150 ml of water

How to Make

STEP 1. Put the washed ginseng into a pot and boil until the water has reduced by half.
STEP 2. Add the lemon and grind the entire mixture in a blender.
STEP 3. After sieving, filter the mixture once more through a coffee filter.

Red Ginseng Sheet Mask

Red ginseng helps make rough skin soft and full of elasticity.

Materials

5 tablespoons red ginseng juice, 5 tablespoons flour, a little honey or milk

How to Make

STEP 1. Mix the red ginseng juice and flour.
STEP 2. Check the mixture and add honey or milk.
STEP 3. Apply to face and rinse off with lukewarm water.

White Ginseng Bath Preparation

White ginseng is effective for dieting because it can break down body fat and increase blood circulation.

Materials

2 to 3 white ginseng roots (dried), cotton pouch

How to Make

STEP 1. Put the white ginseng in the cotton pouch.
STEP 2. Put the cotton pouch in the hot water bath.