Kaesong ginseng - Kaijo ginseng

Japanese: 開城人参 - かいじょうにんじん
Kaesong ginseng - Kaijo ginseng

…As the amount of ginseng harvested in Korea increased, there were concerns that the wild ginseng growing in the mountains would be depleted, and artificial cultivation began in earnest in Kaesong at the end of the 14th century, as recorded in Yi Sijin's Materia Medica. Since then, Kaesong ginseng has become famous. Once cultivated, the soil becomes depleted, so ginseng cannot be cultivated for several decades. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kaesong Ginseng" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…朝鮮では採取量がふえるにつれて,山中に自生する人参の枯渇が心配され,人工栽培が14世紀末には開城で本格化したことが,李時珍《本草綱目》などに記載されている。以来,開城人参が有名になった。一度栽培した土地では地味が消耗するため,数十年人参栽培はできない。…

※「開城人参」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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