1. American ginseng

American ginseng has the function of replenishing qi and nourishing yin, clearing away heat and lowering fire, strengthening the spleen and moistening the lungs, and cultivating the true essence. It can promote the production of body fluid, quench thirst, clear heat and remove vexation, relieve alcohol and refreshment, and is suitable for lack of sleep, dry mouth and throat, inflammation of liver fire, and symptoms of deficiency of qi and yin.

2, red ginseng

Red ginseng has the effect of replenishing vital energy, restoring the pulse and stabilizing blood loss, benefiting gas and blood intake, and it is used for treating the symptoms of deficiency, cold limbs and weak pulse, lack of gas and blood intake, and blood leakage and hemorrhage. Modern pharmacological research shows that red ginseng has antidiabetic effect, protective effect on diabetic retinopathy, and also has certain antioxidant, anti-tumor and anti-aging effects.

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Red ginseng identification

1, traditional identification

Genuine red ginseng has a translucent surface, yellow-brown color, visible longitudinal wrinkles and fibrous root shedding traces, the texture is hard and brittle, and take a few slices of red ginseng in the hands of the genuine, there is a crisp collision sound; the cross-section of the flat horny, the gas is slightly fragrant and peculiar, the taste is sweet and slightly bitter, and the ginseng flavor is heavier. The taste is sweet and slightly bitter, and the ginseng flavor is heavy.

2, microscopic identification

Genuine red ginseng under the microscope, visible calcium oxalate clusters of crystals, and see the resin tract fragments, containing a yellow secretion, the cork cell surface is polygonal, slightly curved wall, starch granules pasteurization.

3. Thin-layer identification

In accordance with the thin-layer identification method under the item of red ginseng in the Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China, in the chromatogram of authentic red ginseng, the same color spots or fluorescent spots were presented in the corresponding positions of the chromatogram of the control herb and the chromatogram of the control product, respectively. According to the above thin-layer identification method, the counterfeit red ginseng did not have the same color spots as the genuine one. However, the thin-layer chromatographic method failed to accurately identify the sweetened red ginseng.

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