What are the identification methods of Gynostemma pentaphyllum?

Gynostemma pentaphyllum is a very good health product. Although it is easy to obtain these things with the improvement of breeding technology, the price of wild Gynostemma pentaphyllum will be more expensive. With the improvement of health awareness, many people are willing to accept Gynostemma pentaphyllum. After all, its functions and effects are there. Therefore, it is very important to correctly identify Jiaogulan. So, what are the identification methods of Gynostemma pentaphyllum? Let’s take a closer look below.

First, identify it by the smell: high-quality ones, especially wild ones, have a fresh mountain fragrance without any affectation, and the smell is natural and fresh, and very long-lasting, and remains unchanged over the years. The worse ones have a very shallow or unnatural smell. The inferior ones may smell like moldy dried vegetables or may be completely odorless and tasteless.

Secondly, look at the color of the soup brewed with hot water: the best ones have a light green color when the water is full, and the soup is clear and transparent, which is very attractive, and it does not fade in color even after being brewed six or seven times. The inferior ones, as if knowing they are ashamed, refuse to show up for a long time. Those who do show up are old and yellow in color, and usually after two or three times, their color becomes pale and faded. The inferior ones are even more evasive, as if they are difficult to be seen, and the soup is pale in color.

Let's look at its shape after brewing: it is high-quality wild, and the curled young leaves and stems will quickly open after brewing. There are five compound leaves with shallow teeth on the leaf edges. Because the leaves are thin and tender, they are sometimes broken, but the stems and leaves are stretched, like a light swallow flapping its wings, and its volume doubles. The inferior ones have old stems and thick leaves, and in the worst cases, the vines and leaves are long and connected, lacking elegance. The fake ones have long vines and large leaves, and their shape is crude, making it difficult to compare them with tea.

Fourthly, you can taste the taste: the good ones are not very bitter, but slightly bitter, not very sweet, but with a mellow aftertaste, very natural and refreshing. Even those who don't like drinking tea will keep drinking cup after cup. Because of different origins, some are sweeter and some are bitter. Those that are sweeter are better at regulating the spleen, while those that are bitter are stronger in clearing away heat and detoxifying. As long as the taste is mellow, it is considered to be the best. It should be noted that some products have a bitter taste and sugar is added artificially during processing, so the taste is bitter but sweet, which is very unnatural and very difficult to drink. There is another kind that is bitter and sour, has a gummy texture when chewed, and numbs the tongue. This is obviously not the real thing, but a fake blackberry. Because it looks very similar, grows vigorously, and is easy to harvest, speculators often use it to pass off the real thing as the real thing.

I think everyone should be clear about the introduction of the identification methods of Gynostemma pentaphyllum. It is very important to master the correct method of identifying Gynostemma pentaphyllum. After all, this thing is quite expensive. If you have this need in your daily life, you can choose according to these aspects, so that you can buy what you want.