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Our Cultivation Process

How is Punggi Ginseng Made?

Punggi Ginseng has been known as the high-quality product, which it comparatively has little water inside ginseng and solid tissue.

These are caused by unique harvest time. Punggi ginseng cultivated on fully organic land in the Sobaek Mountains has more weight because we harvested solid-tissue ginseng, which is removed unnecessary water accumulated during summer, after Baekro when fall comes.

What Superiorities of Punggi Ginseng scientifically proved:

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First, Punggi ginseng cultivated on fully organic land in the Sobaek Mountains is harvested later than other regions, therefore it has more solid tissue than other region's ginseng, has strong ginseng fragrance and has effective saponin at very high level.

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Second, Punggi ginseng is adequate for processing materials with solid tissue and heavy weight of ginseng and has superior effects.

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Third, red ginseng made from Punggi ginseng does not get soft by boiling it twice, three times with decocting machine, and decocted Punggi ginseng is higher in concentration than other decocted ginseng the same amount.

 

History of Punggi Ginseng

It is said in Samguksagi that wild ginseng was presented to King Hyunje of Tang by Chung Shin Kim as Hajeongsa in A.D. 734 (King Seongdeok of Shilla's 33 year reign), therefore it is believed that Korean Red Ginseng was grown in the Sobaek Mountains during the Shilla age.

As wild ginseng's charcter was changed from present to tributary payment, China required more ginseng with more frequency, therefore there were serious abuses like giving up farming because farmers sold farm to secure ginseng and bought ginseng for tributary payment.

To prevent those abuses Se Bung Ju, Shinje, at the Joseon age, under reign of King Jungjong, looked for similar land that ginseng grows on and climate for ginseng to produce ginseng artificially for supplying needs. And he investigated soil and climate of Punggi as a governor of Punggi in 1541 and he discovered that there were many growing wild ginsengs and Punggi was suitable for ginseng cultivation. And ginseng has been cultivated in Punggi as the first place where people gathered wild ginseng seeds and started to cultivate ginseng since then. There is a record that the Royal used only Punggi ginseng in the Joseon Dynasty.

Judging from this Punggi is the origin of ginseng cultivation and Se Bung Ju, Shinje, is worshiped as the father of ginseng cultivation. (Monument was erected in memory of Se Bung Ju, Shinje, at open space of Punggi ginseng NACF. Now Punggi ginseng is known as superior ginseng.

Our Cultivation Process

We select ginseng-growing land before sowing to manage whether land is polluted, and we completely examine roots and quality of all ginseng produced in Korea.

We are present at a place where Korea Ginseng Corporate or ginseng companies purchase ginseng to prove ginseng's age true on the basis of planting examination about cultivation of highly aged ginseng, 5~6 years old ginseng, and documents about farming guidance (under the provision of ginseng industry law)

We take a role in production, distribution and selling of high quality ginseng/red ginseng products, which we use 100% Korean superior ginseng with cultivating contracted and selling 6-year-old ginseng

We investigate thoroughly actual condition of distributing imported ginseng (Chinese ginseng, American ginseng) in Korea, and we made examination facilities about dried ginseng, red ginseng, red ginseng products, and Taeguk ginseng and support providing inexpensive and superior products with certification of quality and origin for preventing damage to farmers and customers

We distribute materials at price near cost with association purchase instead of former method that farmers purchased those individually, which the unit cost of production can be lower and profit is distributed to farmers and customers. Especially, as abuse problem of agricultural chemicals becomes serious recently, we teach farmers about forbidden agricultural chemicals on ginseng and provide farmers with lawful agricultural chemicals, which is rarely harm, distributed at low price.

We make workplace credit for local community's profit and use united NACF bank's system to offer local residents convenience with low rate of interest and good condition