Jintang Ming Ginseng

Jintang Ming Ginseng

Jintang Ming Ginseng is a protected geographical indication product.

Jintang Ming Ginseng is a certified geographical indication trademark.

　　"Jintang Ming Ginseng" refers to the dried root of the Umbelliferae plant Chuanminshen violaceum Shen et Shan. It is long and cylindrical in shape, measuring 15 cm to 27 cm in length and 8 mm to 11 mm in diameter. The top (near the stem base) is narrower with fine, dense ring patterns, while the middle section is thicker, with sparse transverse brown lenticels and wrinkled textures. The body is firm, hard, and brittle, breaking easily with a cross-section that is yellowish-white, fleshy, and fine-grained, with a keratin-like sheen, slightly translucent. The outer layers feature several rings of white circular patterns, while the center is light brown with white radial striations. It has a faint scent and a slightly sweet taste.

　　"Jintang Ming Ginseng", also known as Sha Shen or Chuanminshen, but Jintang County is the authentic and historical production area of Chuanminshen. Its geographic environment and climate conditions are highly suitable for the growth of Chuanminshen. The Chuanminshen produced here is characterized by thick roots, sweet taste, and plum blossom-shaped cross-sections, and is considered the highest quality. According to tests by the Sichuan Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine Sciences, Jintang Ming Ginseng contains 21.77% water-soluble extractives, 1.18% alcohol-soluble extractives, 10.25% polysaccharides, and 8.37% moisture. These indicators are all higher than those of other Chuanminshen varieties.

　　"Jintang Ming Ginseng" is a well-known traditional Chinese medicinal herb. It can be stewed with pig’s trotters, chicken, duck, and other ingredients, offering nourishing yin, tonifying lung, strengthening spleen, and detoxifying benefits. It has approximately 600 years of cultivation history. Legend has it that during the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty, Master Yunhua, the founding abbot of Ciyun Temple on Mount Jinding, presented this herb to Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. After consuming it, the emperor experienced improved eyesight, mental clarity, and enhanced vitality, and thus bestowed upon it the name "Ming Shen" (Bright Ginseng). The Jintang County Annals recorded: "Sha Shen from Mount Jinding possesses the efficacy of Liaodong ginseng and ranks first among other ginsengs produced in Sichuan."

　　"Jintang Ming Ginseng" is sold across the country and was once exported to Hong Kong, Macau, and Southeast Asian countries, enjoying a high reputation in the national traditional Chinese medicine industry.

　　The protected geographical indication area for Jintang Ming Ginseng includes the current administrative regions of 15 towns and townships in Jintang County, Sichuan Province: Hukou Town, Baiguo Town, Wufeng Town, Fuxing Town, Zhaojia Town, Jinlong Town, Gaoban Town, Pingqiao Township, Zhugao Town, Longsheng Town, Zhuantang Town, Guangxing Town, Tuqiao Town, Youxin Town, and Yunhe Town.