Unrivalled Excellence of "Cheong Kwang Jang" Korean Red Ginseng

Apart from Korea, several countries produce ginseng such as China, Japan, USA and Canada. However, Cheong Kwang Jang Korean Red Ginseng is sold at a price 3 - 10 times higher then products from other countries. Also Korea's export for a single brand of ginseng is the world's largest, estimated at 50 - 60 million USD per annum.

Botanically, nomenclature of Korean ginseng is "Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer", that of Chinese ginseng " Panax notoginseng F.H. Chen and that of American ginseng "Panax quinquefolium L". Strictly speaking, the word ginseng is only applied to Korean Ginseng because its shape resembles that of human figure.

It was discovered that Cheong Kwang Jang Korean Red Ginseng contains 30 kinds, notoginseng 14 kinds and American ginseng 15 kinds of ginseng saponins (ginsenosides), one of the major active ingredients. It has also been reported that each of ginsenosides exerts different biological role, thus accounting for the diversified beneficial role of Cheong Kwang Jang Korean Red Ginseng.

Therefore, superiority of Cheong Kwang Jang Korean Red Ginseng can be attributed to the geographically optimal growth conditions for ginseng plants, centuries old history of cultivation and state of the art manufacturing facility.