Korean ginseng is produced on the Korean peninsula. It is the dried root and rhizome of Araliaceae plant Ginseng after processing. Has the effects of invigorating spleen, benefiting lung, promoting fluid production, tranquilizing mind, and invigorating primordial qi. It is very suitable for people with physical weakness, heart failure, fright and insomnia.

Morphological characteristics of Korean ginseng

It is a long column, and the upper part is pressed into an irregular square column with a length of 7- 16cm and a diameter of 1-2cm. The surface is reddish-brown to dark reddish-brown, shiny, slightly transparent, the skin is thin and oily, the roots are short and rough, and some of them have two ginseng reeds with large stem scars and slightly bowl-shaped. The upper part of the root has a transverse ring.

There are longitudinal stripes and a few shallow longitudinal grooves in the middle and lower part, and there are 1-3 branches in the lower part of the bottom, and 4 branches are sparse and thick; Hard and heavy, not easy to break, flat section, reddish brown, shiny, horny, light cambium, unique smell, slightly bitter and slightly sweet.

The reed head at the top of Korean ginseng is short and thick, and the reed bowl is obvious and big. Double reed is called butterfly reed, which is one of the symbols of high quality ginseng. In addition, the top Korean red ginseng has cricket stripes on its surface, which is hard in texture, with mirror-like luster in cross section, chrysanthemum pit, fragrant smell, strong bitterness and bitterness, and the thicker the ginseng strips, the better the quality.

The yellow skin is called a yellow jacket, and the upper body is as wide as a reed head, which is also called a general's shoulder, which is also an important symbol to distinguish Korean Peninsula ginseng from domestic ginseng.