14 Dec 2021 --- South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has registered Korean ginseng as a functional ingredient for improving liver health, according to the Korea Ginseng Association. Ban Sang-bae, the president of the Korea Ginseng Association, says that the registration has heightened the possibility of developing various healthy, functional foods using ginseng. There may also be new ways to improve the edible appeal of ginseng, Sang-bae asserts.