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Cloud-Top Ming Ginseng

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Last updated 2026-11-14 — Cloud-Top Ming Ginseng, also known as Tumu Ming Ginseng, Mingsha Ginseng, or Red Codonopsis, is produced in the Cloud-Top Mountain Scenic Area of Jintang County. Legend has it that during the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty, Elder Yunhua, the founding abbot of Ciyun Temple on the mountain, presented this medicinal herb to Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. After consuming it, the emperor experienced improved vision, heightened vitality, and increased energy, and thus bestowed upon it the name "Ming Ginseng" (meaning "bright" or "illuminating" ginseng).…

Cloud-Top Ming Ginseng

  Cloud-Top Ming Ginseng, also known as Tumu Ming Ginseng, Mingsha Ginseng, or Red Codonopsis, is produced in the Cloud-Top Mountain Scenic Area of Jintang County. Legend has it that during the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty, Elder Yunhua, the founding abbot of Ciyun Temple on the mountain, presented this medicinal herb to Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. After consuming it, the emperor experienced improved vision, heightened vitality, and increased energy, and thus bestowed upon it the name "Ming Ginseng" (meaning "bright" or "illuminating" ginseng).

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