The present invention provides a method for the preparation of red ginseng containing linoleic acid, comprising: a heating step to generate steam by placing seeds containing linoleic acid into water and heating the same a steaming step using the steam generated by the heating step to steam-cook the ginseng or red ginseng and a drying step to dry the steamed ginseng or red ginseng steamed by the aforesaid steaming step. This invention increases the amount of ginsenoside which is the active ingredient of red ginseng, and enhances the beneficial effectiveness of red ginseng by increasing the content of ginsenoside and linoleic acid.本發明提供一種含有亞油酸的紅蔘的製備方法,包括:將含有亞油酸的種子放入水中加熱來生成蒸汽的加熱步驟;利用通過上述加熱步驟生成的蒸汽來蒸熟水蔘或紅蔘的蒸熟步驟;以及對通過上述蒸熟步驟蒸熟的水蔘或紅蔘進行乾燥的乾燥步驟。本發明增加紅蔘的有效成份人蔘皂苷的數量,通過增加人蔘皂苷和亞油酸的含量,來提高紅蔘的有利功效。
