How to distinguish true and false ginseng and choose good ginseng

Appearance: the genuine product is a spindle-shaped cylinder, with horizontal stripes on the shoulder of the main root and obvious longitudinal wrinkles, and gradually branches down into 2-3 lateral roots, called ginseng legs, which are shorter and curved; There are many slender ginseng whiskers at the end.

Color: the surface is grayish yellow, and the section is light yellow.

Taste: It has a special smell, slightly sweet and slightly bitter.

2. Ginseng Rubra

Appearance: the genuine product is cylindrical, with longitudinal grooves and wrinkles on the body surface, horizontal stripes at the root and 2-3 twisted and crossed ginseng legs at the lower part.

Color: the surface is translucent, reddish brown or crimson, and a small number of ginseng are opaque, showing dark yellow patches.

Taste: It smells slightly fragrant and tastes slightly sweet.

Pseudoginseng includes wild cowpea, Toona sinensis, lettuce, Suntech, Platycodon grandiflorum and scopolamine. The main difference between ginseng and real ginseng is that there is no reed bowl on the rhizome, no ring pattern on the shoulder, ginseng has roots, rough skin, different smells and strong irritation.