The most important thing to identify ginseng is the vintage, followed by the six key things of ginseng: reed, hair, body, grain, and skin.

The reed is the rhizome, also known as the underground stem, that is, the slender part of the top of the taproot, commonly known as the "reed head". Every autumn the ground part falls off, leaving a stem mark on the rhizome, commonly known as "reed bowl", its number increases with the increase of ginseng age, and is also the main sign to identify the length of ginseng age, due to the influence of the growth environment and natural disasters, it is divided into a variety of situations, not people often say that a reed bowl is a year, but generally speaking, the reed is long, the reed bowl is many and tight, it is always good.

There are several more specific forms of reed, such as horsetooth reed, pile flower reed, round reed, etc. (I won't write about those data streams here.)

It is an adventitious root, that is, a branch root that grows on the reed, commonly known as "艼". Its shape is thick in the middle, thin at both ends, and it is in the shape of a jujube kernel, commonly known as "jujube kernel". The adventitious roots at the base of the reed are called "neck guards", the two adventitious roots are born on both sides of the reeds, which are called "neck pinching roots", and the adventitious roots (艼) and rhizomes (reeds) are collectively called "caps"

The main root of mountain ginseng is called "body", and the body of mountain ginseng can also have many different forms, such as spirit body, horizontal body, shun body, stupid body, pimple body, etc., and among them, the growth form of the spirit body is the best, of course, several other forms are also good, but they are still worse than the spirit body.

The "line" is a number of tightly coherent, orderly, and densely sunken circular horizontal lines on the upper part of the main body (shoulder), commonly known as "lines", which can also be called "shoulder lines". The longer the growth age, the greater the number of horizontal stripes and the tighter they are, and the shorter the growth years, the sparse and sparse horizontal stripes.

Spiral pattern: The horizontal pattern is only densely looped on the upper part of the taproot, and the texture is fine and deep, and it is spiral-shaped, which is called "spiral pattern", which is the basic characteristic of pure mountain ginseng.

Embossed: The horizontal stripes are shallow and sparse, called "embossed". The ginseng with a short growth period has many embossed lines.

Broken lines: After transplantation, the striations are broken and intermittently dispersed to the lower part of the taproot.

The fibrous roots are slender, flexible, elastic, and decorated with small pimples of millet grains called "pearl spots".

The outer epidermis of the taproot is called the "skin". The color and tenderness of the skin are related to the growth years, topography, slope aspect, soil, moisture and other conditions.

Old skin: The epidermis is rough, yellowish-brown, and dull.

Tender skin: The epidermis is fresh and delicate, yellowish-white and shiny.

Tight skin: the epidermis is delicate, moderately old and tender, the outer skin is plump, the inner skin is full, yellow and dull.

Brocade skin: The skin and flesh are firm, the skin is tight and delicate, yellowish-white or golden-yellow, and the skin is like brocade, so it is called "brocade skin"

Of course, the above is not necessarily the only way to be a good wild ginseng, the real value of a wild ginseng is not entirely to rely on these to evaluate, mainly to the quality of wild ginseng to grow for a long time, long reed, dense bowl, with round reed, plump, deep and dense lines, spiral, jujube kernel, with pearl pimples, The fibrous roots are tough and not easy to break, and the five forms are the best wild ginseng, but not all the five forms of wild ginseng are obvious, due to the influence of various natural environments, a one that seems to have only a few of the five forms may also be a good wild ginseng.

Hu Guanghua looked at the shape in his hand, which can be said to be perfect, and the six key things of reed, reed, body, texture, and skin are also called an equal ratio of growth, if he hadn't seen countless ginseng for so many years, Guo Yu's ginseng is not wild ginseng at all, just because this ginseng is really beautiful.

Why do you say this, because ginseng belongs to the perennial herbaceae, and due to the influence of the environment, climate, land and other factors, it is impossible to say how perfect it grows in shape, Hu Guanghua still remembers that there was a wild ginseng that was more than 100 years old at an auction in Changbai Mountain, and the price was as high as more than 3 million, it can be said that this price has refreshed the highest price of ginseng in China, but the shape of that ginseng can only be said to have six elements, but it can't be compared with Guo Yu at all, and Hu Guanghua felt the weight of the ginseng in his hand, and he was also secretly shocked in his heart。

At that time, the total weight of the ginseng fresh ginseng discharged at a high price of more than 3 million was only more than 300 grams, and the Northeast folk saying said that wild ginseng "seven taels are ginseng, eight taels are treasures" (referring to the ancient scales of sixteen taels in one city catty) If the ginseng of the year is the best, Guo Yu's ginseng is the best of the best, not the weight or others.

Hu Guanghua asked Wang Yichuan to take the magnifying glass to himself, and looked at it carefully, looking at Hu Guanghua's solemn expression, Wang Yichuan also knew that Guo Yu's perfect looking ginseng must be extraordinary, because he had only seen the master show such a look twice in the past three years, once when he was appraising a pre-Tang antique, and the second time was when he was appraising a unique ancient painting.

Guo Yu didn't know what Hu Guanghua was looking at, although he had a general basic understanding of ginseng, but for a firm master like Hu Guanghua who had seen and didn't know how much ginseng, it was just a drop in the ocean, and it was not easy to interrupt, so he had to look at Hu Guanghua who was as curious as Wang Yichuan, frowning for a while, and nodding for a while.

Seeing that the three of them were staring at a ginseng plant, Qin Lingling, who was in a daze, was also curious, stood beside Guo Yu and asked in a low voice

"Brother Yu, is the old gentleman holding ginseng in his hand?"

Guo Yu was looking at Hu Guanghua intently at this time, and nodded when he heard Qin Lingling's question in his ear.

"Isn't that pretty? I thought it was a villain?"

Although Qin Lingling's words were small, they still reached Hu Guanghua's ears, and I saw that Hu Guanghua, who had just finished reading the ginseng at this time, had become a little flushed, and it seemed that it was obviously caused by excitement, and put down the magnifying glass in his hand Hu Guanghua smiled

"Hehehe, do you know why this ginseng is called that?"

The three of them were stunned by Hu Guanghua's sudden question, and they all shook their heads and looked at Hu Guanghua.

There is a record in the Compendium of Materia Medica: "Ginseng" is also known as yellow ginseng, blood ginseng, human title, ghost cover, divine grass, soil essence, goblin, sea belly, wrinkle, sweet, slightly cold, non-toxic, can greatly replenish vitality, solidify the life meridians, and calm the nerves. Treatment of fatigue injury, lack of food, fatigue, nausea and vomiting, stool slippage, cough and wheezing, sweating, palpitations, forgetfulness, dizziness and headache, impotence, frequent urination, thirst, women's leakage, children's slow shock, and long-term weakness, all the symptoms of lack of qi, blood and body.

Why is ginseng called "the king of herbs" and "sacred grass"?

Ginseng, which everyone knows and knows, is called the "king of herbs", so why is it called the king of herbs?

That's because ginseng is called Orhouda in Manchu, "Orhou" is the collective name of all grasses, and "Da" means leader, so the leader of all grasses, translated into Chinese, is called the king of herbs.

At the same time, the effect of ginseng is the strongest among all herbs, ginseng can not only replenish the acquired qi, but also can replenish the innate vitality, and it is also the only herb among all herbs that can replenish the innate vitality. Therefore, ginseng surpasses the herbs by virtue of its efficacy, so it is called the "king of herbs". So where did the name "ginseng" come about?

Many friends only know one but do not know the other, everyone knows that ginseng has a neck, a head, arms, and legs, and its shape is like a person, so it is called: ginseng.

There is actually a legend about the origin of the name "ginseng".

Legend has it that a long time ago, legend has it that two brothers went up the mountain to hunt, and the old people in the village advised that it was approaching late autumn and that winter would begin immediately, and that if the snow sealed the mountain, it would not be able to come out, and the meaning would be "hung up". Because the brothers didn't listen to the old man when they were young, they went into the mountains with arrows and knives, and at first they fought a lot of birds and beasts relatively smoothly, but suddenly one day, the wind whined and snowed heavily, and the whole wave fell for 2 days and 2 nights, and the mountain was covered with snow and they couldn't get out of the mountain, so they had to find a place to fall into the corner to hide, and then go out when the wind and snow were over. Because of the cold after the snow, after a few days all the game was eaten, when the weather was fine, the two of them went out hunting, at this time the food was almost gone, in order to save food, they dug some grass roots around as food, these things are shaped like people, there are arms and legs, the roots are stretched, taste the sweetness and a little bitter. The boss said, "Sweet is good grass." The two of them dug a lot, and piled up a lot in the cave in the corner, and after eating this thing, the brothers felt more energetic and energetic. It's just that once I ate too much and my nose was bleeding, and after that, the brothers didn't dare to eat more, and only ate a little bit every day. In this way, the two brothers lived in the mountains for a winter. It wasn't until the following spring, when the snow melted, that the brothers returned home with their harvest.

When they saw that they were white and fat and returned to the village with ruddy faces, they were surprised and asked, "Are you two still alive?" The brothers told the story of their experience and showed everyone the grass roots with long arms and legs. Everyone had never seen this thing before, and they all looked nervous, and said, "Oh my mother, look at how much it looks like a person, this is a person.... It's people.... Later, it was passed down and called this thing "ginseng........

Qin Lingling sighed after listening to Hu Guanghua's words

"I didn't expect there to be such an interesting story about the origin of the name of this ginseng."

Hu Guanghua said with a smile

"After all, stories are just stories, they are made up by people to commemorate something or history, because people still care less about history or even understand history, and only such interesting and vivid stories can make people interested in time, but with the change of time, some stories have been mythologized and lost their original things"

After speaking, Hu Guanghua looked at Guo Yudao

"Mr. Guo, after I carefully watched this ginseng just now, the ginseng is at least two hundred and sixty years old, and this shape can be said to be the most perfect I have seen over the years, just like what the girl said just now, your ginseng is really a perfect interpretation of the name ginseng."

Guo Yu was very happy to hear Hu Guanghua give such a high evaluation, although Guo Yu didn't know how to set the price of ginseng, but seeing Hu Guanghua say this, the price would definitely not be too low, but after listening to so much, Hu Guanghua never said what he was most concerned about, and asked busily

"Since Mr. Hu thinks my ginseng is so good, I don't know what its price is?"

PS: Since some words involve inscriptions, I replaced them with homophones.