Comprehensive Quality Evaluation of American Ginseng for Different Parts and Abnormal Trait Based on the Major Ginsenoside Contents and Morphological Characteristics
Table 1
Sample information.
Type
Sample
Production
Origin
Collection date
Age (years)
Morphological features
Different parts
MR
Cultivated, fresh
Wendeng, Shandong (40°5821N, 125°5628E)
November 6, 2018
4
Texture hard and heavy. 5.0-13.5 cm (length), 1.10-2.10 cm (diameter), 5.0-16.0 g (weight).
BR
Cultivated, fresh
Wendeng, Shandong (40°5821N, 125°5628E)
November 6, 2018
4
Texture hard and heavy. 2.7-4.7 cm (length), 0.30-0.53 cm (diameter), 0.23-0.61 g (weight).
FR
Cultivated, fresh
Wendeng, Shandong (40°5821N, 125°5628E)
November 6, 2018
4
5.7-13.2 cm (length), 0.07-0.15 cm (diameter).
Flower
Cultivated, fresh
Wendeng, Shandong (40°5821N, 125°5628E)
November 6, 2018
4
Inflorescence a solitary, terminal umbel 6-20-flowered; peduncle not exceeding petioles.
Stem
Cultivated, fresh
Wendeng, Shandong (40°5821N, 125°5628E)
November 6, 2018
4
Herbs, perennial, 20.0-50.0 cm tall.
Leaf
Cultivated, fresh
Wendeng, Shandong (40°5821N, 125°5628E)
November 6, 2018
4
Leaves palmately compound; leaflets oblong-obovate membranous, margin coarsely serrate or dentate, apex abruptly or boldly acuminate.
Main roots with abnormal characteristics
Mild
Cultivated, dried
Wendeng, Shandong (40°5821N, 125°5628E)
November 6, 2018
4
Root epidermis blackened but subcutaneous tissue normal.
Moderate
Cultivated, dried
Wendeng, Shandong (40°5821N, 125°5628E)
November 6, 2018
4
Root center decays with black cavities.
Severe
Cultivated, dried
Wendeng, Shandong (40°5821N, 125°5628E)
November 6, 2018
4
Root rot and blackening.
Main roots with different morphological characteristics
MR1
Cultivated, dried
Wendeng, Shandong (40°5821N, 125°5628E)
December 14, 2017
4
Texture hard and heavy. 10.4 cm (length), 1.68 cm (diameter), 13.97 g (weight).
MR2
Cultivated, dried
Wendeng, Shandong (40°5821N, 125°5628E)
December 14, 2017
4
Texture hard and heavy. 9.1 cm (length), 1.92 cm (diameter), 12.90 g (weight).
MR3
Cultivated, dried
Wendeng, Shandong (40°5821N, 125°5628E)
December 14, 2017
4
Texture hard and heavy. 11.8 cm (length), 1.52 cm (diameter), 15.86 g (weight).
MR4
Cultivated, dried
Wendeng, Shandong (40°5821N, 125°5628E)
December 14, 2017
4
Texture hard and heavy. 9.3 cm (length), 1.40 cm (diameter), 13.96 g (weight).
MR5
Cultivated, dried
Wendeng, Shandong (40°5821N, 125°5628E)
December 14, 2017
4
Texture hard and heavy. 7.1 cm (length), 1.56 cm (diameter), 10.37 g (weight).
MR6
Cultivated, dried
Wendeng, Shandong (40°5821N, 125°5628E)
December 14, 2017
4
Texture hard and heavy. 13.2 cm (length), 1.62 cm (diameter), 14.26 g (weight)
MR7
Cultivated, dried
Wendeng, Shandong (40°5821N, 125°5628E)
December 14, 2017
4
Texture hard and heavy. 7.9 cm (length), 1.52 cm (diameter), 10.21 g (weight).
MR8
Cultivated, dried
Wendeng, Shandong (40°5821N, 125°5628E)
December 14, 2017
4
Texture hard and heavy. 6.5 cm (length), 1.85 cm (diameter), 9.72 g (weight)
MR9
Cultivated, dried
Wendeng, Shandong (40°5821N, 125°5628E)
December 14, 2017
4
Texture hard and heavy. 5.4 cm (length), 1.58 cm (diameter), 8.25 g (weight).
MR10
Cultivated, dried
Wendeng, Shandong (40°5821N, 125°5628E)
December 14, 2017
4
Texture hard and heavy. 6.8 cm (length), 1.73 cm (diameter), 12.04 g (weight).
MR11
Cultivated, dried
Wendeng, Shandong (40°5821N, 125°5628E)
December 14, 2017
4
Texture hard and heavy. 7.0 cm (length), 1.36 cm (diameter), 7.75 g (weight).
MR12
Cultivated, dried
Wendeng, Shandong (40°5821N, 125°5628E)
December 14, 2017
4
Texture hard and heavy. 11.5 cm (length), 1.30 cm (diameter), 5.89 g (weight).
MR13
Cultivated, dried
Wendeng, Shandong (40°5821N, 125°5628E)
December 14, 2017
4
Texture hard and heavy. 8.7 cm (length), 1.21 cm (diameter), 5.66 g (weight).
MR14
Cultivated, dried
Wendeng, Shandong (40°5821N, 125°5628E)
December 14, 2017
4
Texture hard and heavy. 11.8 cm (length), 1.17 cm (diameter), 6.04 g (weight).
MR15
Cultivated, dried
Wendeng, Shandong (40°5821N, 125°5628E)
December 14, 2017
4
Texture hard and heavy. 9.9 cm (length), 1.10 cm (diameter), 5.92 g (weight).
MR16
Cultivated, dried
Wendeng, Shandong (40°5821N, 125°5628E)
December 14, 2017
4
Texture hard and heavy. 9.8 cm (length), 1.22 cm (diameter), 6.09 g (weight).
MR17
Cultivated, dried
Wendeng, Shandong (40°5821N, 125°5628E)
December 14, 2017
4
Texture hard and heavy. 11.9 cm (length), 1.17 cm (diameter), 7.43 g (weight).
MR18
Cultivated, dried
Wendeng, Shandong (40°5821N, 125°5628E)
December 14, 2017
4
Texture hard and heavy. 12.8 cm (length), 1.27 cm (diameter), 7.93 g (weight).
MR19
Cultivated, dried
Wendeng, Shandong (40°5821N, 125°5628E)
December 14, 2017
4
Texture hard and heavy. 12.5 cm (length), 1.35 cm (diameter), 7.47 g (weight).
