Imperial Elixir American Ginseng is an easy to take capsule. American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolium) is a "yin" member of the ginseng family that comes from freshly harvested and dried Wisconsin roots. Cooling, yet balancing, it is used by people under stress from work, athletics or from diet. Imperial Elixir utilizes their twenty-five years of experience in the selection of the five-year-old American ginseng roots purchased direct from the farmer for freshness. This hand selection process assures a high quality ginseng product. Only whole roots are used to guarantee a full range of ginseng's many constituents.Each capsule contains 500mg of pure American Ginseng root powder.