President of VTHR, Ms Le Thuy Trang works with Sam Ngoc Linh Group

Ngoc Linh ginseng (scientific name: Panax vietnamensis) is a plant belonging to the Araliaceae family, also known as Vietnamese ginseng, Khu Nam ginseng (K5 ginseng), bamboo ginseng (bamboo-burning ginseng, ginseng structure). ) wormwood root or hid medicinal plant, is a precious ginseng found in the Central region of Vietnam, growing mainly in the mountainous districts of Ngoc Linh, Dak To district, Kon Tum province, Nam Tra My district, Quang Nam province . In addition to Ngoc Linh, ginseng is also distributed at Ngoc Lum Heo mountain in Phuoc Loc commune, Phuoc Son district and may also be present at Ngoc Am peak in Quang Nam province according to the latest investigation results. At altitudes of 1,200 to 2,100m, Ngoc Linh ginseng grows thickly in clusters under the forest canopy along moist streams on humus-rich soil.

Ngoc Linh ginseng is also the 20th type of ginseng found in the world. According to research results from 1978 by the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, the rhizome of Ngoc Linh Vietnamese ginseng contains 26 saponin compounds with known chemical structures and 24 saponins with new structures not found in other types of ginseng. other, while Korean ginseng has about 25 saponins. The latest published research and chemical composition isolation results also extend the list of saponins of Ngoc Linh ginseng even further, to a total of 52 types. Thus, Vietnamese ginseng is one of the types of ginseng with the highest saponin content, similar to some precious ginseng plants that have been researched and used for a long time in the world. The diverse chemical compounds and practical effects on human health make Ngoc Linh ginseng currently sold on the market at increasingly higher prices, even many times higher than Korean ginseng.