How to tell true ginseng from fake ginseng?

Ginseng is a perennial herb of Araliaceae family ginseng, also known as ghost cover, divine grass, soil essence and so on. It has the functions of tonifying vital energy, strengthening pulse, tonifying spleen and lung, and invigorating the nerves. There are many kinds and different qualities in the market, so it is necessary to learn a little identification knowledge. Let's take a look at how to distinguish between true and false ginseng.

How to tell the true ginseng from the fake ginseng?

1. Beard: long beard, old and tough, sparse and long, decorated with millet grain pimples, white and crisp is not wild ginseng.

2. Gourd: the Reed of wild ginseng is longer, which is divided into two-section, three-section, line and wild goose neck.

3. Leather: old leather, yellowish brown, tight and glossy. Those whose skin is tender and white are not wild ginseng.

4. Lines: there are fine and deep screw-like horizontal lines on the upper shoulder of the hair root, and those with rough, shallow and incoherent lines are not wild ginseng.

5. Shun: the roots of wild ginseng are reasonable and straight, and those with one leg or two legs together are not wild ginseng.

What kinds of ginseng do you have?

1. Raw ginseng: the surface of raw ginseng is yellowish, with black-brown horizontal lines and vertical wrinkles, crisp, light, flat cross-section, white, radial fissures, fragrance, bitter taste.

2. White dried ginseng: the epidermis of the main root of white ginseng has been removed, the body surface is yellowish or white-like, the horizontal pattern at the upper end is not obvious, but shallow longitudinal wrinkles and branch root marks can be seen, and other characters are similar to those of dried ginseng.

3. Red ginseng: red ginseng has a brown-red surface, translucent, yellow rhizome, hard and brittle, flat cross-section, horny, brownish red, light round center, fragrance and slightly bitter taste.

4. Wild ginseng: the main root of wild ginseng is short rent, equal to or shorter than the rhizome, with two main branches, similar to the human body. The fibrous root is sparse and long, not easy to break, and has obvious verrucous protuberances on it.

5, garden ginseng: garden ginseng rhizome on one or both sides of the Reed bowl, no orchard, the top of the main root has a thick horizontal pattern, not helical, sometimes all can see horizontal grain, whisker root such as broom-like, short and brittle.

Five-form and six-body of ginseng

1. Five shapes: "five shapes" refers to the gourd, cymbal, body, beard and grain of wild ginseng.

①: the rhizome of wild ginseng, also known as Reed head.

② ginseng: adventitious root of wild ginseng.

③ body: the main root and bark of wild ginseng.

④ must be the fibrous root and pearl spot of wild ginseng.

⑤ pattern: the horizontal pattern on the main root of wild ginseng.

2. Six-body: "six-body" refers to the main root of wild ginseng, that is, old, tender, horizontal, smooth, spiritual and stupid.

① old: wild ginseng skin color is old, ginseng is long.

② tender: wild ginseng skin color is tender white, ginseng age is short.

③ horizontal: the main root of wild ginseng is thick and short, with extended legs.

④: the shape of the main root of wild ginseng is straight.

⑤ Ling: the main root of wild ginseng is exquisite and beautiful, and its body and legs are obviously divisible.

⑥ clumsy: wild ginseng main root shape clumsy not beautiful, two legs are not symmetrical.