All about Ginseng

NEW ZEALAND GINSENG ASSOCIATION

Nau Mai, Piki Mai, Haere Mai ki te Roopu Ginseng o Aotearoa Welcome to the New Zealand Ginseng Association website

RNZ FARMING - Ginseng - digging new roots in NZ

Glen Chen sees huge potential in New Zealand for growing ginseng – a root that's been used in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years. He grows wild-simulated ginseng between rows of tr...

TVNZ One Seven Sharp - The Secret Ginseng Growers

The high value herb grown in secret in the moutains of the central plateau.

The secret (and expensive) world of growing ginseng in New Zealand

Why is ginseng so valuable? How to grow ginseng in New Zealand?  Why only 3 people can dig up Glen's ginseng? 10 things to know about growing ginseng? What you can do with ginseng?  What's so speci...

Ginseng Recipes

Ginseng Tea Ingredients: 2 to 4 pieces of ginseng; 1 tablespoon dried goji berries (optional) ; 2 teaspoon sugar (optional) ; 100ml hot water. Instructions: Put the ginseng slices into the cup...

What We Can Grow In The Shadows

One of the world's most valuable herbs is growing in secret plantations in NZ, and you can grow it too.

Ginseng and Gumboots

How a Chinese tourist become a seasoned New Zealand farmer.

High Ginsenoside Content of NZ Grown Ginseng

A study published by a team of scientists from Massey University found that ginseng grown in the forests of New Zealand had significantly higher levels of ginsenosides than ginseng grown in China o...

Entire Ginseng Plant Has Active Ingredients

Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng) is commonly thought of as a root. While roots come to mind most often in describing ginseng, all parts of the plant contain the active ingredients known as ginsenosides.

Black Ginseng Leaf Reveals Potential Health Benefits

The leaves of the ginseng plant also contain the active ingredients - ginsenosides. These bioactive components of ginseng have health-promoting effects. This includes anti-ageing, anti-stress, anti...