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I was already trying out the different effects of ginseng tea by infusing and boiling the root.

What I tried yesterday was to infuse the root over night. In the evening I worked with the mortar to break and grind a whole dried root and gave it into a 500 ml jar. Covering with boiling water and lid I left it sit over night.

In the morning (I was still drowsy by not getting enough sleep) I opened the jar and poured some infusion into my cup, topped it with some boiling water to make it warm and drunk the half cup.
Then my first lessen began… within a minute or two the stomach started cramping and I was got awake enough to remember… NEVER DRINK GINSENG ON AN EMPTY STOMACH!
Quickly I spread a bread with honey and after eating a few bites the cramping disappeared. Phew! Lesson learned.
The cramping may also happen if you drink coffee and ginseng together or in a short period of time.

Now back to my ginseng adventure.
On this day I worked very hard (mentally and physically) so every time my energy level dropped, I sipped a bit from my ginseng infusion and was on the top again after a few minutes. Yes, I can say it works

But I also had to learn when to stop because you can’t sleep when you drink to much of this root during the day or in the evening. Your heart rate is higher and your body is like an engine in high gear.

Next thing I want to try is what effect it will have when I just chew on a root when I lack on energy?

(I will comment at this as soon as I tried it out. Meanwhile click here for an older ginseng post)