How to distinguish true and false American ginseng
Relatively speaking, imported American ginseng is better than domestic American ginseng, but the price is also more expensive. In fact, domestic American ginseng can completely meet our usual health needs. However, here Dongxing Bencao Jun still wants to tell you the difference between importing western countries and participating in domestic production.
Imported American ginseng
1, the root is round or spindle-shaped, and the braised pork remains or has been removed;
2. The surface is yellowish or yellowish-white, with fine dermatoglyphics and protruding horizontal lenticels;
3. The texture is full and firm. The section is slightly horny, and there are often cracks between the skin and the wood or the center.
4. The ground flour is white, and a circle of brown can be seen in the skin, with reddish-brown dots scattered inside and outside the circle.
Domestic American ginseng
1, long cylinder, thick branches and big reed head.
2, the surface is smooth, the color is dark, and the longitudinal grain is obvious.
3, the texture is light, like a red brick just out of the kiln, with poor powder and few cracks.
4. The fracture is flat and yellow-white, the color near the cambium ring is dark, most of them are scattered in reddish brown spots, and the radial texture is obvious.
5, only bitter, little or no sweetness.
Rather than obsessing about whether it is imported or made in China, we should pay more attention to how to distinguish between true and false and the quality of American ginseng. This is a factor that has a greater impact on our health goals.
We can start with the uniformity of slices, the thickness of ginseng slices and the color of ginseng slices. High-quality American ginseng slices are light yellow in color, high in density, smooth in surface and clear in grain. Ordinary American ginseng slices are pale white in color, low in density, rough in surface and fuzzy in grain.
We can also start with the taste, high-quality American ginseng tastes bitter and sweet, with endless aftertaste, rich ginseng fragrance and pure ginseng taste; Ordinary American ginseng slices have only bitter taste, little or no sweetness, and feel like cotton wool after chewing for a long time.
How's it going? According to the above methods, have you learned how to distinguish the quality of your American ginseng?
People with two constitutions should use American ginseng with caution.
Panax quinquefolium is the longest-serving Chinese medicine in summer, and it is widely used by people. Why? Because American ginseng is a cool Chinese herbal medicine,
According to China Pharmacopoeia, American ginseng is sweet, slightly bitter and cool. Heart, lung and kidney meridians. Has the functions of benefiting qi, nourishing yin, clearing away heat and promoting fluid production. Can be used for treating qi deficiency and yin deficiency, asthenia due to deficiency heat, cough and asthma, excessive phlegm and scanty blood, thirst due to internal heat, and dry mouth and throat.
It is more suitable for people with excessive internal deficiency fire, but it is not suitable for people with yang deficiency or qi deficiency. Specifically, people who are afraid of cold and have a slow heartbeat are not suitable.