The original Korean name
of Jinsaeng is “ Sim” and the roots
of the word and the period for use are not known.
However, as Jinsaeng was marked as Sim in Dongeuibogam,
Jejungsinpyeon or Bangyakhappyeon, “ Sim”
was used in those days as the name for use and
it passed down up to the present as the slang
for Jinsaeng picker. The character “ In”
in Jinsaeng of Goryeo dynasty derives from the
fact that it’s root looks like human and
the Chinese character signifying Jinsaeng was
recorded as
or
etc. in the Chinese literature. It is distinguished
from other kinds of Jinsaeng not looking like
a human. There are 7 to 8 species of Jinsaeng
in the world and yet three kinds are distributed
to the international market as a product after
grown economically.
There are 7 to 8 species of Jinsaeng in the world
and yet three kinds are distributed to the international
market as a product after grown economically.These
are the different species with Jinsaeng of Goryeo
and generally the character Jin was not used.
Only Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer used the character
Jin and it began to be called as Jinsaeng.
Jinsaeng
