How to choose high-quality Panax notoginseng?

In life, every plant is a beautiful landscape in nature. Some plants look beautiful, but they can only be used for viewing. Some plants may not look very attractive, but they have many benefits to the human body. Panax notoginseng is one of those plants. Its name may not be well known to people, and even fewer people really understand it. Therefore, it is easy to buy inferior Panax notoginseng, so how to choose high-quality Panax notoginseng?

1. Check whether the Panax notoginseng has been polished with paraffin wax and talcum powder. The main difference between the polished Panax notoginseng and the natural Panax notoginseng is that the polished Panax notoginseng is easier to preserve and has a smooth appearance, but it is not good for health or is more troublesome to clean.

2. Classification of Panax notoginseng by the number of heads. Panax notoginseng has different prices based on its size, which is called "heads" in the jargon. For example, 30 heads of Panax notoginseng means that every 500 grams of Panax notoginseng contains about 30 Panax notoginsengs. The smaller the number of heads, the larger the Panax notoginseng, the higher the price, and the slightly higher the notoginseng fat content.

3. The dryness of Panax notoginseng directly affects your purchase. The drier the Panax notoginseng is, the better the powder can be.

Precautions

Check carefully whether the Panax notoginseng is washed natural Panax notoginseng or waxed Panax notoginseng. After waxing, the appearance of Panax notoginseng will be more beautiful and smooth. We know that Panax notoginseng itself is an excellent health care product. Once it is waxed, certain defects will be covered up. It is easy to buy inferior Panax notoginseng at the price of high-quality Panax notoginseng. At the same time, waxing Panax notoginseng will cause some harm to the body.

Do not buy notoginseng powder directly, because many businesses now use the roots, stems and countless heads of Panax notoginseng to grind and pass them off as genuine products, such as 10-head Panax notoginseng powder, etc. If possible, try to buy Panax notoginseng yourself and then go back to process and grind it. Most Chinese medicine stores provide powdering services. Don't be sad about the processing fee. If you buy Panax notoginseng powder that is ground from countless heads at the price of 20 heads, then it's not just a matter of processing fees.

As the saying goes, it is better to compare three stores before shopping. So you should visit more stores when shopping so that you can buy the Panax notoginseng you are satisfied with. You can also take a look at the Panax notoginseng recommended in the reference link below.

The best Panax notoginseng is those with large, solid, smooth particles and no branches. Panax notoginseng is an annual plant and it takes more than three years to harvest. The longer it is planted, the bigger the head will be and the better the quality. Panax notoginseng can be divided into spring Panax notoginseng and winter Panax notoginseng. Among the Panax notoginseng, spring Panax notoginseng is the best. The characteristics of spring Panax notoginseng are: large and round grains.

Panax notoginseng is divided into monkey head, copper skin and iron bone, lump seven, and radish seven. The grains are large and round, commonly known as monkey head and lion head. The root is thick, the surface is gray-brown with green, and there are no cracks. It is commonly known as copper-skinned and iron-boned. The taste is bitter and sweet. If the Panax notoginseng grows into a main root that is thin at the top and thick at the bottom, it is commonly known as "lump seven". The main root is evenly thick from top to bottom, which is commonly known as "radish seven". Among the above shapes, monkey head, lion head, and copper-skinned and iron-boned have the best quality and relatively high prices.

After reading the above introduction on how to choose high-quality Panax notoginseng, I think everyone should have understood it. High-quality Panax notoginseng has many benefits to our health, so we must correctly understand and master its selection methods and choose the items that suit our needs. We must keep our eyes open and observe carefully to avoid buying inferior products.