Panax;
ginsenosides;
quinquefolium;
traditional chinese medicine;
quality;
grade;
North American;
Canada;
D O I:
10.4141/P03-029
中图分类号:
S3 [农学(农艺学)];
学科分类号:
0901 ;
摘要:
A system for classifying the dried roots of ginseng by shape was developed using roots from 3- and 4-yr-old plantings. The method is based on traditional preferences in the marketplace and allows for the separation of desirable roots (chunk or forked grades) from less-desirable roots (pencil, spider and fibre grades). Results from ginsenoside analyses showed that ginsenoside contents of all grades, other than the fibre grade, were similar. Fibre-grade material had higher concentrations of ginsenosides Rc, Rb2, Rb3 and Rd.