6-16 inches high; produces bright red berries with white seeds after green flowers appear in an umbrella-shaped grouping. Thin, single stem with glossy green leaves.
Common Uses
Very similar adaptogenic and stimulant properties to ginseng (panax ginseng). It has also been shown to smooth out the after-meal blood sugar spikes that those with type 2 diabetes experience. WARNING: MAKE SURE YOU USE QUINTISINE-FREE EXTRACTS AS QUINTISINE IS HARMFUL TO HUMANS.
History
Both the Chinese and Tartars wanted the ginseng plants badly enough to kill for them--smuggling the root was punishable by death. It was so popular in America in the late 1800s and early 1900s that laws were passed to regulate when it could be picked to prevent its extinction.
This original Hanna Kroeger formula
was designed for cooling and soothing a hot system. Allergies and other
conditions can cause intestines to become hyper permeable, so try
Healthy
Gut and help your body properly absorb and digest all essential
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