How to grow ginseng - root preparation
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Growing ginseng in the garden
Everyone knows about the healing power of ginseng, but few grow it. I think fellow gardeners are in vain afraid of difficulties - this plant does not require any special conditions.
Ginseng is planted in the fall, after September 20. This culture reproduces only by seeds, and non-stratified sprout only after 20-22 months, and stratified - in the spring. If you received the seeds and do not know what they are, carefully look at the seed seed. The stratified one has cracks on it, and the one that has not undergone treatment has a smooth skin.
For stratification, the seeds are placed in sand, which is systematically moistened. The process is divided into two periods - warm and cold, each of which lasts 4-5 months. The warm period passes at a temperature of 18-20 degrees, the cold - at 1-2 degrees of heat (usually in the refrigerator).
During stratification at least once a month, it is necessary to separate the seeds from the sand, to air them, to disinfect 0,2 with a solution of potassium permanganate, and sand calcine on fire.
Before sowing the seeds are cleaned of sand, soaked for 15-20 min in a solution of potassium permanganate and dried.
Sowing ginseng and caring for it
The depth of sowing seeds is 4 cm. For growing seedlings, seeds should be placed according to the scheme after 3 cm in a row and 10-15 in the row-spacing. Transplanting seedlings is best done at 2-3 years of age. Seedling planting pattern: 7 cm between plants, 20 cm - between rows, a bud at a depth of 4-5 cm.
The plant requires high humidity of the soil (60-70%) and air (70-80%). When watering per 1 square. m spend 2-3 liters of water, in which several crystals of potassium permanganate are added - the liquid should be pale pink.
On the cultivation of ginseng on the site in more detail can also be read here
After the beginning of yellowing of the aerial part (usually in October), the stem is cut at a height of 10 cm. The leaves are dried, they are a valuable medicinal raw material. Before winter frost, the remains of the stems are gently removed.
Harvesting of ginseng root
When the plant reaches the age of 6-8 years, the root is excavated and air dried. This raw material does not belong to specifically acting drugs, it affects the metabolism, as a result of which the body's defenses are mobilized, the working capacity and resistance to diseases are increased, fatigue is reduced, and the beneficial effect on the nervous system is manifested.
In a word, it is a powerful tonic that acts on the body as a whole. Particularly useful is its systematic use of the elderly.
At the same time, ginseng is contraindicated in severe hypertension, with sclerotic changes in the blood vessels of the heart and head, as well as with fever and bleeding.
How much is the ginseng root
This small plant lives about 300 years, constantly increasing the mass of the root. The heaviest was discovered in 1905 year in the Ussuri taiga, it weighed 600 grams! Already at that time it was sold for 5 thousand dollars!
But usually they use roots much less, according to 15-20.
Ginseng leaves are palm-complex, collected in small umbrellas, on apical peduncles. The plant blooms in July, the fruits ripen in August-September. The fruit is a drupe of bright red color, we must remember that it is poisonous.
Author: V.I. BRIZHAN, Krasnodar Region, art. Chelbaska
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