Quang Nam: Register to protect Ngoc Linh brand

Quang Nam Provincial People's Committee has just sent an official dispatch to the Ministry of Science and Technology (Science and Technology), the National Office of Intellectual Property to register to protect Ngoc Linh brand.

On September 22, the Office of Quang Nam Provincial People's Committee said that the provincial leader had just sent an official dispatch to the Ministry of Science and Technology and the National Office of Intellectual Property to register the right to manage geographical indications of Ngoc Linh ginseng product - Panax vietnamensis Ha et Grushv (ie applying for protection of the Ngoc Linh brand - Quang Nam).

Ngoc Linh Ginseng - Quang Nam has great medicinal and commercial value. Currently 1kg fresh ginseng Ngoc Linh - Quang Nam is priced at 12-15 million VND, but at the time of scarcity can reach 25-30 million VND; while 1kg of fresh Korean ginseng is only about 4 million VND.

Since 1976, Quang Nam has implemented many projects, scientific research projects on Ngoc Linh ginseng such as studying the process of producing K5 ginseng; the project to preserve and develop ginseng sources; project to develop Ngoc Linh ginseng among people; the project of restoring and recovering Ngoc Linh ginseng in the mountainous district of Tay Giang and Phuoc Son; host the national workshop on conservation and development of Ngoc Linh ginseng. However, through these activities, Ngoc Linh - Quang Nam ginseng is mainly interested in the aspect of preserving and developing seedlings.

Panax vietnamensis - Panax vietnamensis
(Photo: home.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/shoyaku/PP2002B.htm)

In 2004, Quang Nam set up a project to support 2 billion VND to develop the ginseng area at Ngoc Linh mountain. By this time, the province has preserved and developed nearly 1 million Ngoc Linh ginseng on an area of ​​20ha, mainly concentrated in Tra Linh commune (Nam Tra My district); At the same time, they are approaching the stage of creating products of Ngoc Linh ginseng.

For a long time, Ngoc Linh ginseng only found on Ngoc Linh mountain in Quang Nam and Kon Tum provinces. Although there has been no dispute about the brand, it is necessary to find a legal representative locality of this ginseng. Therefore, Quang Nam asked the authorities to conduct field surveys, set up a system of criteria to evaluate and vote on the right to guide ginseng geography to Quang Nam or Kon Tum. Thereby creating conditions for localities to actively develop this valuable medicinal plant.

Ngoc Linh Ginseng: Precious medicinal plants in Vietnam

The scientific name of Ngoc Linh ginseng is Panax vietnamensis Ha et Grushv, Ngu gia (Araliaceae), there are other names such as Vietnamese ginseng, ginseng 5, medicinal plants.Some neighboring countries across the latitude have invested quite a lot of work, but still have not seen ginseng plants like Vietnam (often ginseng grows only temperate regions in the north of the globe).

Panax vietnamensis
(Photo: vncreatures.net)

Ngoc Linh Ginseng is a precious natural resource of our country in general and the medical and pharmaceutical industry in particular.This is a precious medicinal plant, 'security' of the Se Dang ethnic people live in high mountains on the Truong Son range, used to treat many diseases and enhance health.

This ginseng species was discovered by pharmacist Dao Kim Long and his partner on March 19, 1973 at a height of 1.800m on Ngoc Linh mountain.In 1985, two botanists Ha Thi Dung (VN) and Grushvisky (Russia) identified this as a new Panax type and named it as above.

Ngoc Linh tuber root contains up to 50 saponins (Korean ginseng has about 25 sanopin), including many new compounds.In addition to the main sanopin with Korean ginseng, Ngoc Linh ginseng also has American ginseng sinopin, Chinese ginseng and Japanese ginseng.In the ginseng leaves Ngoc Linh also isolated 13 sanopin.

Ngoc Linh Ginseng has the effect of increasing energy, increasing resistance, fighting disease, fighting against aging and combating stress.However, since Ngoc Linh is newly discovered, research and data are not so many that there are not enough conclusions.

(According to the book "Medicinal plants, medicine and medicine" - Medical Publishing House, December 2004)