SwansonFull Spectrum Korean Red Ginseng Root

Korean red ginseng is Panax ginseng that is traditionally steamed and dried. This processing changes the color from white to red, which explains the name.

Full Spectrum means that the entire ginseng root powder is used, without extraction or standardization on specific substances. The whole plant part is retained.

White ginseng is untreated, dried ginseng. Red ginseng is first steamed and then dried. This affects, among other things, the appearance and the natural profile of the plant.

Panax ginseng originates from Korea, China, and parts of Russia. In supplements, cultivated root from controlled environments is often used.

Although they are often called ‘ginseng’, they are different plants with their own botanical origins: Korean ginseng (Panax ginseng) comes from East Asia and is traditionally steamed into red ginseng. American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) grows mainly in North America and has a different composition of natural substances (ginsenosides). Siberian ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus) is not a true ginseng botanically, but is grouped together because of its traditional uses.