How do I make a tea with whole ginseng root?

I bought some whole ginseng root in the Korean Supermarket today. I want to make a tea with it to use as a coffee substitute but I never made this type of tea before.





How much ginseng should I use to make a cup of tea? How long should I boil the water with the ginseng in it? Is it ok to drink this tea at night too or should I only have it in the morning?


|||1) Chop the root into coarse pieces. (This will allow more of the root's properties to be extracted in water than the whole root would)





2) Measure out 1 tsp. root per cup of water





3) Put root into a pot with cold water.





4) Cover pot and bring to a boil





5) As soon as it starts boiling, turn the temperature to the lowest setting, and simmer the root for 15 minutes. If you boil it instead of simmering it, you will lose a lot of the root's properties.





6) Let it steep at least 6 hours. The longer you steep, the more properties will be extracted. I generally make my root teas at night before going to bed, so that it will be ready when I wake up, and I make enough to last me the whole next day.





You could take it at night if you wish, but I think ginseng is better suited for daytime use, since it can give you an energy boost. Otherwise, you may have trouble falling asleep ;)





|||I think you can make it by chopping the root into pieces, and then boiling it in some water, then strain the roots out of the water and drink the water. But... Maybe it would be best to get a recipe online for it. ^_^|||boiling it i think with water