Changbai Mountain ginseng is a precious Chinese herbal medicine, and it is also a good product for nourishing and preserving health. Modern people attach importance to health, and it is very common to eat ginseng for health preservation. So how much is a catty of ginseng in Changbai Mountain?
Generally speaking, there are many kinds of ginseng in Changbai Mountain, so we can't say how much it costs per catty in general. Wild ginseng and cultivated ginseng in undergrowth gardens are definitely different. Generally, wild ginseng is more expensive, followed by forest ginseng and garden ginseng. The price of wild ginseng produced in Changbai Mountain varies from several thousand yuan to several hundred thousand yuan per catty according to the size and year. The price of ginseng under the forest involves many factors such as age, appearance and color, so it is difficult to set a specific price. Garden ginseng is much simpler, generally fifty or sixty yuan to two or three hundred yuan a catty.
Note: the above information source network, the price is for reference only.
Second, how to select Changbai Mountain ginseng
There are many kinds of ginseng in Changbai Mountain, including wild ginseng and artificial ginseng, and there are many differences in quality. Many friends don't know how to choose ginseng in Changbai Mountain. Here are some selection criteria:
1, dry
The Changbai Mountain ginseng that everyone bought in pharmacies and shopping malls is relatively dry. Drying can keep the nutrients of ginseng from losing, so when choosing Changbai Mountain ginseng, we must look at its dryness. If the texture looks tender and smooth, the dryness is generally not enough. If there are many wrinkles, the epidermis will look old and dry.
2. Look at this texture
Good Changbai Mountain ginseng can't be broken by pinching. On the contrary, if you crush it with your hands, or it is easy to crush, the growth cycle of this kind of ginseng is often short and its nutritional value is not rich.
Step 3 look at the appearance
Generally, the taproot of high-quality Changbai Mountain ginseng is relatively thick and slightly long, and there will be a branched root at the lower part of each ginseng, but such a branched root will not be very long, so it is not suitable for selection if it is too long.
Step 4 look at the packaging
When purchasing Changbai Mountain ginseng, we should pay attention to whether the information such as the production batch number on the outer packaging is complete and whether the packaging is sealed. Sealed packaging can prevent people from participating in external air contact and causing mildew or deterioration.
Third, how to distinguish wild ginseng
Among the ginseng in Changbai Mountain, the value of wild ginseng is relatively high, so some unscrupulous traders pretend to be wild ginseng with artificially planted garden ginseng or moved ginseng. If you want to identify wild ginseng, you should mainly look at five forms and six bodies:
1, pentagonal
(1) beard: long and long, old and tough, with millet-like papules on it, called "pearl spots". White tender (commonly known as water beard) is not a pure wild ginseng.
(2) Reed: The reed is long and divided into two reeds, three reeds, linear reeds and wild-neck reeds. There are two kinds of reeds: horse-toothed reeds and round reeds. There are three kinds of reeds: horse tooth reeds, round reeds and pile reeds. The so-called horse tooth reed is characterized by obvious stem marks on the rhizome, which are shaped like horse teeth and mostly on the upper part of the rhizome. The so-called round reed is that the stem marks on the roots become longer and flatter with age, and the shape is like a cylinder. The so-called wild goose neck reed is slender and slightly curved, like a wild goose neck. The so-called linear reed is because it is very old, the reed bowl on the rhizome is long and flat, and the rhizome is thin and long.
(3) Leather: old leather, yellow-brown, dense and shiny. Those white ones are not pure ginseng.
(4) Transverse stripes: there are thin and deep spiral transverse stripes at the upper shoulder of the hair root. Rough, shallow and incoherent stripes are not pure ginseng.
(5) Body: refers to the hair root (see Six Bodies for details).
2. Six bodies
(1) Ling: refers to the ginseng with exquisite figure, beautiful appearance, clearly separable body and legs, more than two legs and large bifurcation angle. According to the shape, it is divided into "water chestnut body" and "pimple body".
(2) Stupidity: refers to ginseng with straight roots and awkward posture. Even if it has two legs, the thickness or length of the two are asymmetrical.
(3) Old: Ginseng skin is old, its color is yellow and brown, and its horizontal stripes are thin and tight. Those white ones are not pure ginseng.
(4) Tenderness: white complexion, rough horizontal stripes and rough surface. Those whose fibrous roots are tender, crisp, white and easily broken are not pure ginseng.
(5) Cross ginseng: refers to ginseng with thick and short roots and lateral legs, mostly wild ginseng.
(6) Shun: refers to ginseng with smooth and straight roots, and one leg or two legs are not wild ginseng.