Kaesong Koryo insam has been known as an excellent medicine in the world since olden times.
The name “insam” is derived from the meaning that its roots look like a human. Naturally growing wild insam is called “sansam” and the cultivated one is simply called “insam”.
It has been called “sincho”, or miraculous herb, for its miraculous medicinal efficacy and “hyolsam” in the meaning that it gives blood to humans.
At present, insam is cultivated in many countries and regions, but Kaesong in the middle part of Korea is rated best as insam-growing district.
Kaesong is not only the home of insam but also a famous insam-processing base.
As demand for wild insam grew, the locals gathered its seeds and began to cultivate the herb artificially, and hence the history of its cultivation started.
Kaesong Koryo insam is renowned for helping people enjoy longevity and eternal youth, invigorating them and lightening their bodies.
It is said that the essays on medicinal efficacy of Kaesong Koryo insam so far presented number over 5 000 worldwide.
According to them, it has the strong action of killing cancer cells and inhibiting metastasis and is especially efficacious in preventing diabetes, relieving stress, reducing fatigue, improving memory and retarding aging.
Scientific analyses reveal that it boosts the immunity of the human body and is very effective in the prevention and treatment of diabetes and other endocrine and metabolic disorders.
In a nutshell, the virtue of insam is the effect of normalization. To be more specific, it reduces blood pressure when it is high and increases it when low, and normalizes all bodily organs to prevent diseases.
In the DPRK insam is processed in various methods to make original health foods and drinks.
There are dozens of traditional dishes made with insam such as thick chicken soup, oxtail soup, honeyed glutinous rice-cake, steamed rice cake, sprouts, salad and jam.
Kaesong Koryo insam tea, insam syrup and insam liquor are typical health drinks made with insam.
Kaesong Koryo insam nutritive taffy, Kaesong Koryo hongsam (steamed red insam) tasik (patterned savoury cake) and Kaesong Koryo insam powdered milk are good for children’s growth and health and canned insam is also well-liked.
Foreign tourists can savour the taste of various insam foods such as sweet rice dish, thick chicken soup and white kimchi.
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