Ngoc Linh ginseng profession is a national intangible cultural heritage.

Ngoc Linh ginseng - Photo: LE TRUNG

According to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Quang Nam, the name of the intangible cultural heritage is folk knowledge about exploiting, growing and processing Ngoc Linh ginseng in Nam Tra My district, a type of folk knowledge.

The distribution location of the heritage is in the district, the Ngoc Linh ginseng growing area is in the communes of Tra Linh, Tra Nam, Tra Cang, Tra Tap, Tra Don, Tra Leng, Tra Don and Tra Vinh .

The cultural subjects are the communities of residents in the communes of Tra Linh, Tra Cang, Tra Nam, Tra Don, Tra Tap, Tra Leng, Tra Don and Tra Mai.

Previously, in May 2024, the People's Committee of Quang Nam province sent an official dispatch to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism regarding the proposal to include in the list of national intangible cultural heritages the folk knowledge of exploiting, growing and processing Ngoc Linh ginseng in Nam Tra My district.

Folk knowledge of exploiting, growing and processing Ngoc Linh ginseng, popularly known as "hidden medicine" among ethnic minorities, is considered a panacea with very good healing and health-enhancing effects.

Living off nature, since ancient times, ethnic minorities living around Ngoc Linh mountain range, especially the Xo Dang ethnic group, have known about a precious medicinal plant growing in the primeval forests.

Ngoc Linh ginseng in Nam Tra My district - Photo: LE TRUNG

This is folk knowledge with unique historical and cultural values ​​associated with slash-and-burn agriculture and forest economy. This also demonstrates the closeness and harmony with the natural environment of the local community.

Accessing, propagating, planting and processing Ngoc Linh ginseng brings very high economic value, showing the change and development of production practices from exploitation and gathering to concentrated production and intensive investment, thanks to which a part of the people of Nam Tra My district have escaped poverty sustainably.

Through the process of practicing heritage, the local community has gained many valuable experiences, forming a fairly complete system of folk knowledge about Ngoc Linh ginseng.

The folk knowledge of exploiting, growing and processing Ngoc Linh ginseng of ethnic minorities in Nam Tra My district can be considered a valuable treasure, both of cultural value and of great significance for socio-economic development.

Besides the potentials that ginseng brings, the preservation and promotion of traditional professional knowledge in exploiting, planting and processing Ngoc Linh ginseng also needs to be preserved and maintained.

Ngoc Linh ginseng grows naturally on Ngoc Linh mountain

Ngoc Linh ginseng is currently distributed in a narrow ecological area, around the top of Ngoc Linh mountain, under the canopy of primeval forests in the territory of 3 districts: Nam Tra My (Quang Nam), Dak Glei and Tu Mo Rong (Kon Tum).

In Quang Nam, Ngoc Linh ginseng grows naturally on Ngoc Linh mountain from an altitude of 1,500m to 2,100m, growing in clumps under the canopy of old forests along moist streams on humus-rich soil, distributed mainly in the villages of Tra Linh commune, Nam Tra My district.

In June 2017, Ngoc Linh ginseng was officially recognized by the Government as a national product. Currently, Ngoc Linh ginseng is produced and processed into many different products to serve the increasingly diverse needs of consumers, such as wine, honey, and tea bags.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/tri-thuc-dan-gian-ve-sam-ngoc-linh-la-di-san-van-hoa-phi-vat-the-quoc-gia-20250514164848022.htm