The characters and characteristics of the medicinal parts of American ginseng: This product is spindle-shaped, cylindrical or conical, 3~12cm long, 0.8~2cm diameter. The surface is light yellowish brown or yellowish white, visible transverse ring grain and linear dermal pores, and there are fine shallow longitudinal wrinkles and fibrous root marks. There are one to several lateral roots in the lower part of the primary root, most of which have been broken. Some upper rhizomes (reed head), obvious links, stem marks (reed bowl) round or semicircle Shaped, with adventitious roots (taro) or broken. Weight, solid quality, not easy to break, flat section, yellowish white, slightly Pleiades pink, skin visible yellowish brown punctate resin road, cambial ring grain brown yellow Color, wood slightly radial texture. Gas micro and specific, taste slightly bitter, sweet.

3, put American ginseng into the mouth for slow chewing, this method is similar to the water method, but no water method is easier to be absorbed by the human body. There are several main ways to eat American ginseng: 1, with water after oral, mainly cut into thin slices of American ginseng into the pot, add water to cook properly, oral effect is very good, can be drunk after the American ginseng soup will be eaten together. 2, with American ginseng cooking, put American ginseng into the belly of the hen stew, can eat the hen and ginseng together, is also a very good tonic method for the body. 3. Conventional preservation: the dried American ginseng can be sealed with a plastic bag to isolate the air and stored in a cool place. 2. Low temperature storage: put the dried American ginseng in a plastic bag and put it in the refrigerator. In this way, American ginseng can be prevented from getting wet in the refrigerator, and it can also avoid the smell of the items in the refrigerator or the missing medicine. The American ginseng should be dried before being put in the freezer. Preservation method of American ginseng 1, dry storage: in the closed cylinder, cylinder, box at the bottom of the right amount of desiccant, such as lime, charcoal, silica gel, so that the preservation environment dry. Then the American ginseng is wrapped in paper and sealed to prevent moth decay and mildew. Ensure that the desiccant does not come into direct contact with American ginseng.