Popular Kaesong Koryo Insam Products

The root of insam looks like man, hence its name. The one growing in mountains is called wild insam and the one in cultivation insam.
Insam was exported to foreign countries in the period of Koryo that existed between 918 and 1392. From that time, it became well-known to the world as a speciality of Korea, being called "Koryo insam". It is also called "Kaesong insam" or "Kaesong Koryo insam" as it was cultivated a lot in Kaesong, the capital of Koryo.
Insam contains bioactive materials and essential nutrient components needed for health and longevity abundantly and evenly.
It protects the five viscera, exerts a favourable influence on the brain and blood vessel system and accelerates metabolism by stimulating the endocrine glands. In addition, it gives youthful vigour, relieves fatigue, improves mental and physical abilities and injects vitality into the body.
With the constant development of its processing techniques, Kaesong Koryo insam is widely used to produce various kinds of goods including cosmetics as well as health foods and medicines.
The Kaesong Koryo Insam Processing Factory turns out more than one hundred kinds of insam products such as Kaesong Koryo red insam powder, Kaesong Koryo insam tea, Kaesong Koryo insam extract and Kaesong Koryo insam liquor.



Insam was exported to foreign countries in the period of Koryo that existed between 918 and 1392. From that time, it became well-known to the world as a speciality of Korea, being called "Koryo insam". It is also called "Kaesong insam" or "Kaesong Koryo insam" as it was cultivated a lot in Kaesong, the capital of Koryo.
Insam contains bioactive materials and essential nutrient components needed for health and longevity abundantly and evenly.
It protects the five viscera, exerts a favourable influence on the brain and blood vessel system and accelerates metabolism by stimulating the endocrine glands. In addition, it gives youthful vigour, relieves fatigue, improves mental and physical abilities and injects vitality into the body.
With the constant development of its processing techniques, Kaesong Koryo insam is widely used to produce various kinds of goods including cosmetics as well as health foods and medicines.
The Kaesong Koryo Insam Processing Factory turns out more than one hundred kinds of insam products such as Kaesong Koryo red insam powder, Kaesong Koryo insam tea, Kaesong Koryo insam extract and Kaesong Koryo insam liquor.



The goods of the factory produced by the secret insam-processing method which has been handed down through generations are popular for their unique taste and clear efficacy.
Different kinds of insam teas such as Kaesong Koryo insam tea, Kaesong Koryo insam matrimony vine tea and Kaesong Koryo insam schizandra tea are the favourite drinks of all people and so is Kaesong Koryo insam liquor. And Kaesong Koryo red insam is very rich in antioxidant and anticancer components and has clear efficacy as compared with other processed insam products.


Different kinds of insam teas such as Kaesong Koryo insam tea, Kaesong Koryo insam matrimony vine tea and Kaesong Koryo insam schizandra tea are the favourite drinks of all people and so is Kaesong Koryo insam liquor. And Kaesong Koryo red insam is very rich in antioxidant and anticancer components and has clear efficacy as compared with other processed insam products.


The employees of the factory are making constant efforts to develop the method of processing insam, a speciality of the DPRK, increase the variety of products and further improve their quality.