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Introduction to the characteristics and appearance of ginseng extract

Ginseng, a medicinal plant with a long history, is widely used in traditional medicine for its dried roots and rhizomes. It is known as the "king of all herbs", and ginseng extract is the essence extracted from the root, stem and leaf of ginseng, which contains 18 kinds of ginsenosides.


In the "Shennong Bencao Jing", ginseng is described as having a sweet and slightly bitter taste, a slightly warm nature, and can be found in the spleen, lung, heart, and kidney meridians.


Ginseng extract is a natural plant extract extracted and refined from the roots, stems, and leaves of ginseng, a plant in the Araliaceae family. It is rich in various ginsenosides, polysaccharides, amino acids, and other components, retaining the unique flavor and various bioactive components of ginseng, and has wide application value.


Ginseng extract is a mixture of multiple components with no fixed molecular formula. Its main components are ginsenoside compounds, such as ginsenoside Rg1, whose molecular formula is C ₄₂ H ₇₂ O ₁₄, but the extract as a whole cannot be represented by a single molecular formula.




Appearance: Yellow white to light yellow to brownish yellow powder or crystalline substance


Odor: possessing a unique odor and taste


Solubility: Easily soluble in ethanol and also soluble in water at 80 ° C