Changbai mountain ginseng

Ginseng, also known as a wooden stick, is named ginseng because its roots are humanoid. Jilin ginseng, produced in Changbai Mountain area, is known as the authentic ginseng in China with its authentic quality, superior quality and large output, and is also known as the "Three Treasures of Northeast China" together with "mink skin" and "antler horn". Manchu, who originated in Changbai Mountain, called it "Orhouda", which means "King of Herbs", which shows people's deep love for ginseng. Walking into the Changbai Mountain forest area, you will hear many wonderful and magical legends about ginseng, which adds mystery to ginseng. Ginseng is a perennial herb of Araliaceae. Its roots are fleshy, cylindrical or spindle-shaped, often branched, and there are many warts on the fibrous roots. The stem is single and erect, and palmately compound leaves are born at the end of the stem. The number of leaves varies according to the growth years. The primary leaves are three pairs of compound leaves, called "Sanhuazi"; In the second year, it became a palmately compound leaf composed of five leaflets, commonly known as "slap"; In the third year, there are two palmately compound leaves, commonly known as "Erjiazi"; In the future, the number of leaves will increase with the increase of age. Those with three leaves are called "lamp stands", those with four leaves are called "four leaves", and those with five leaves and six leaves are "five leaves" and "six leaves" respectively. When the number of leaves increases in the future, the number of leaves will not increase. Ginseng began to blossom three years after birth, with the umbel terminal, small yellow-green flowers, ripe fruits from June to July and bright red berries from July to September, commonly known as "bright red top". Emperor Qianlong praised ginseng as "an ear hanging like a Tianzhu Dan" in "Ode to Ginseng", which vividly described the beautiful shape of this plant. Wild ginseng generally grows under mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forests dominated by Korean pine, and the selection of natural environment is strict. It mostly grows in loose sandy soil with deep humus, good drainage and suitable canopy density. Ginseng root has been used as medicine for more than 2,000 years. It was first recorded in Shennong Materia Medica Classic, and it was listed as the top grade. It is a way to tonify medicine and enjoys a very high position in the history of traditional Chinese medicine. Li Shizhen called it "Shencao" in Compendium of Materia Medica. (Yanji) Changbai Mountain Ginseng is a geographical indication protection product. Changbai Mountain Ginseng is a geographical indication certification trademark.
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