What is the difference between ginseng, American ginseng and codonopsis pilosula?

Ginseng was listed as the top grade in Shen Nong's Classic of Materia Medica 2000 years ago, but the main producing area of ancient ginseng in China was Shangdang, which is Changzhi City in Taihang Mountain area. (In the Eastern Han Dynasty, "Shuo Wen Jie Zi" said: "Shangdang herbal ginseng is also a tribute to the court. However, Shangdang Codonopsis has been overexploited for a long time, and Shangdang Codonopsis has been extinct since the Ming Dynasty. Then, after Shangdang Codonopsis disappeared in Shanxi, more ginseng was found in Northeast China, Changbai Mountain, mainly in Jilin, basically at the same latitude in the north latitude. Therefore, after the Ming Dynasty, Northeast Ginseng was mainly used, and its names were Northeast Ginseng, Jilin Ginseng and Changbai Ginseng. It is named after its place of origin.

The same variety of ginseng, produced in the present Korean peninsula, is called Korean ginseng or Korean ginseng. It was called Korea in the ancient Tang Dynasty, so it was called Korean ginseng. Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, South Korea has always had the tradition of paying tribute to the court of China.

From the origin, the hometown of Korean Korean ginseng "Jinshan" is consistent with the dimension of Shangdang in ancient times (36. 1 degree north latitude), with low altitude, fresh air and fertile soil. The ginseng in Changbai Mountain is 42 degrees north latitude, with high altitude and cold climate. Therefore, from the latitude and environment of origin, Korean ginseng from Jinshan, South Korea is the closest variety to ancient ginseng.

The differences between Korean ginseng, ginseng, American ginseng and codonopsis pilosula are as follows:

1. From the source, Korean ginseng, Korean ginseng and American ginseng are the three largest ginseng in the world, all of which belong to Araliaceae and are high-end tonics. Codonopsis pilosula is a plant of Campanulaceae and a general medicinal material.

2. In terms of price, ginseng and American ginseng are almost the same, and Korean ginseng is roughly 10 times that of ginseng and American ginseng. Codonopsis pilosula is a general medicinal material, only the price of ginseng is110.

3. Functionally, Korean ginseng, ginseng and American ginseng can all tonify the five internal organs, but Korean ginseng and ginseng can greatly tonify the vitality and restore yang to save the inverse; American ginseng is cold in nature, and its overall ability of invigorating qi is weaker than that of ginseng and Korean ginseng, so it can't replenish vitality and has no effect of calming the nerves and improving intelligence. Codonopsis pilosula has the weakest qi supply and the lowest price.