American Ginseng

American Ginseng, also known as Huaqishen, is a kind of precious tonics with high medical value. It tastes unpleasant but is beneficial to the lung, gets rid of the deficiency fire and prevents thirsty by increasing saliva. People often use it to treat lung deficiency, chronic cough, dry throat resulting from blooding, thirsty, body functional imbalance and tiredness. It is popular among patients because of the gradual process of taking effect. American Ginseng was first produced in northeast Canada and east US. It was introduced to China in 1980 and has witnessed rapid development ever since. Over the past 20 years, Baishan city has evolved into the main production area for American Ginseng and Jingyu County was rated the home to American Ginseng and the base for seeds of American Ginseng.