(ĐTTCO) – On December 8th, Green Herbal Investment Joint Stock Company cooperated with the American Wisconsin Ginseng Council to organize the Gala “American Wisconsin Ginseng – New Energy for Health & Vietnamese Cuisine”. The event was held at New World Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City, with 200 guests of the program.
Attending this event were a large number of officials and businesses: Mr. Bob Kaldunski, Chairman of the Wisconsin American Ginseng Council and Mr. Gerald H.Smith, PH.D., Agriculture Attaché, US Department of Agriculture, Consulate General of the United States in Ho Chi Minh City, businessmen and consumer representatives in the country. In particular, in the program, the organizers also invited Jack Lee, the chef of Hollywood stars to perform, to cook some dishes with ingredients from American Wisconsin ginseng.
The representative of Green+ added that currently, on the Vietnamese market, there are mainly 3 types of ginseng that are sold most: Korean ginseng, Chinese ginseng and American ginseng. Comparing quality and cost, Chinese ginseng is not equal to American ginseng; however, the shape and color of Chinese ginseng and American ginseng are quite similar. Therefore, many people have tried to mix the two types of ginseng together, causing consumers to misunderstand.
Wishing that Vietnamese consumers could use the original American ginseng at a reasonable price, the representative of Green+ made many trips to Wisconsin (USA) to learn about this ginseng, about its suppliers. Quality Wisconsin Ginseng. After many efforts to connect, at the beginning of 2017, the delegation of the American Wisconsin Ginseng Council led by President Ron Krautkramer went to Vietnam to sign a cooperation contract, choosing Green+ as the official distributor of American Wisconsin ginseng. States in Vietnam.
Answering the question why choose American ginseng – a type of ginseng that is not yet popular and very few Vietnamese people know about to distribute without choosing a popular ginseng like Korean ginseng or Chinese ginseng? A representative of Green+ said that the quality of American ginseng has many advantages while the price is lower.
Typically, American Wisconsin ginseng, due to its special soil and soil climate, often grows in the shade, so it is negative. Wisconsin Ginseng contains a high concentration of ginsenosides R0, Rb1, Rb2, Rc, Rd, Re (30-40% compared to Asian ginseng) acting as a sedative and metabolic effect on the central nervous system. stronger. Wisconsin Ginseng has the effect of increasing stamina, strong pain relief and increasing memory, concentration, anti-stress, fatigue, insomnia, anorexia, anxiety and restlessness but does not increase blood pressure.
In particular, when steamed, dried Wisconsin ginseng also increases the content of other ingredients such as maltol – a substance that slows down the aging process, Ginsenoside Rg3 – a substance that prevents the metastasis and proliferation of cancer cells, Ginsenoside Rh2. – Inhibits cancer cell growth. While Asian ginseng (Korean, Chinese ginseng) is positive, contains more Rg1 groups and has a stimulating effect on the brain and nervous system, so it causes excitement and increases blood pressure.