First couple of days
So I took the first 10cc vial of 6000mg Chinese red panax ginseng right after lunch and I felt it right away. The sensation was something like drinking pure energy. I have my own theories on how red panax ginseng works. You see, it is a root and has to be in the ground for a long time to become potent. The longer, the better. The kind I get is aged 12 years. It also sucks every possible nutrient from the soil so it has to be rotated to get potency in the subsequent crops.
My theory is this, and this is metaphysical and may be out there but just give it a read: The Earth is abundant in energy they call “chi” in the East. This is life energy to all living things. If it is sucking everything out of the ground, I think it is concentrating and storing this “chi” in the root of the plant. Then you drink the extract and… you get the idea.
Anyways, back to my first couple of days. I was not ready for the effect – that is the least I can say about it. I felt, at the same time, like I had buckets of energy but also like my mind was overloaded and I couldn’t focus or be coherent for too long. I was OK for the rest of the day and got some work done but I would definitely not recommend taking a first mega dose on a work day. This thing is potent! Maybe lower concentrations might be OK for most people but the 6000mg dose is probably the highest you can get. I also like that it comes in liquid form, and you can even mix it in any type of drink, hot or cold, which also tells me the extract doesn’t spoil easily, even in hot environments.
Then it became night and I was still energetic past my usual bedtime. Needless to say, I learned my lesson. But, at the same time, I felt great. I haven’t had had that much energy in a long, long time. I finally managed to go to sleep, fearing that I would be tired the next day because of my lack of sleep.
Next morning, I felt chipper, woke even before my alarm went off – which is not unusual by itself but considering I had about three hours less sleep, I thought I would be groggy and drag my rear out of bed. Nope. Got right up, went for my green, luxurious but definitely oriental-looking Chinese red panax ginseng box, popped another vial open, found and opened the tiny straw package and used one of them itty bitty straws to suck my next vial dry. It tastes a bit like coffee but has water, ginseng extract, honey and less than 0.5% alcohol in it – probably used during the extraction process, I don’t know why it’s there but on a 10cc vial, that’s 0.05ccs – umm, I guess they had to mention it. Funny it says “non-alcoholic beverage” on the cover too. Oh well. Down it went and up went my energy.
Second day was a bit jittery too. In fact, my concentration did not return to normal for about 3-4 days. Something else also started happening. My feet always get cold if I walk on tile for a couple of minutes. No longer! Since day 3 or so, my feet have been feeling warm and comfy, no matter where I am or if I am barefoot. I also don’t get cold in movie theaters, something that used to happen to me regularly.
But I am getting ahead of myself – the health effects are nothing short of amazing. Again, I have my theories. We’ll get to that, all in due time. Today I have done about three times as much as I was normally able to do in one day about two months ago. I still have energy to do more but I want to go to sleep. Oh, I forgot to mention. Though on the first day I couldn’t go to sleep at my regular hour because I took it too late and it was my first day, yadi yada yada, since I do so much more with my day, I sleep like a rock now and I have more dreams.
Like I said, I am just scratching the surface here. More to come…