Real Korean ginseng is made from ginseng that has been grown for 6 years. It is divided into two types: white ginseng and red ginseng, but the Korean ginseng usually refers to red ginseng.

A variety of other Chinese medicinal materials are used during the processing of red ginseng to resolve the "dryness" of ginseng and increase its efficacy. The real "Cheongkwanjang" Korean ginseng is equivalent to the Korean ginseng officially certified by South Korea. Its processing process and the types and proportions of other medicinal materials are confidential. In other words, Korean ginseng produced in Korea will also have differences among brands of the same grade. This is caused by differences in processing and formula.

Domestic "Korean ginseng" mostly uses ginseng grown in the Changbai Mountain area. Since there is no strict age limit, the raw materials of ginseng are not necessarily 6 years old, but mostly 3-4 years old. There are some differences in the effectiveness of ginseng. The processing methods and other medicinal materials will also be different from those in Korea. To be precise, it should be red ginseng made by the Chinese Chao people according to the processing methods of the Chao people. It cannot be accurately called "Korean ginseng".

1. The reed heads can be clearly distinguished. If there are not 6 "reed bowls" on the reed heads, but less than 6, they must be domestically produced, not imported originals.

2. Color: Imported Korean ginseng (red ginseng) has a sauce-red color, a solid skin with few wrinkles, and is in the shape of a compressed square prism, with two of them at the heaven and earth levels. The branches of the legs are very neatly constructed. The requirements for the levels of human and good are no longer so strict. In addition, under strong light perspective, real Korean ginseng is completely translucent, with few or no opaque nodules. If the ginseng you see differs in the above color, it is definitely local.

3. Aroma.

The difference between Korean ginseng and red ginseng:

Korean ginseng and red ginseng are actually made from ginseng water ginseng, but Korean ginseng is a water ginseng produced in the Korean Peninsula. Chinese red ginseng is a water ginseng produced in Northeast China. Furthermore, the processing methods are different. After Korean ginseng is processed into red ginseng, it is further processed. Therefore, there is no essential difference in the composition of Korean ginseng and red ginseng. If there is a difference, then Korean ginseng also appears during the later processing. new ingredients.