What is the difference between wild ginseng and cultivated ginseng

Ginseng is divided into two major types: wild mountain ginseng (wild ginseng) and garden ginseng (cultivated ginseng). Wild mountain ginseng is ginseng that grows wild in the natural state, with a long growth period ranging from several decades to over a hundred years, and its current output is already very small, making it a rare treasure among ginseng. It is mainly produced in the Greater and Lesser Khingan Mountains of the Changbai Mountain area in the three northeastern provinces of our country, and is distributed near the 39-48 degrees north latitude line and the 117.5-134 degrees east longitude line in our country. So what is the difference between wild ginseng and cultivated ginseng?

The difference between wild ginseng and cultivated ginseng

Mountain ginseng (wild ginseng): The rhizome is long, and the rhizome nodes are dense; the root body is equal in length to the rhizome, human-shaped, horizontal, and relatively short; the horizontal wrinkles on the main root are fine, dense, and clear, and the color is relatively dark; the skin is fine and tough; there are many pearl-like nodules, and they are obvious and easy to see.

Garden ginseng (cultivated ginseng): The rhizome is short, and the rhizome nodes are few; the root body is cylindrical, separated in a splayed shape, straight, and relatively long; the horizontal wrinkles on the main root are sparse and discontinuous; the skin is coarse and brittle; the pearl-like nodules are not obvious.