In the health care products market, the quality of ginseng imported by domestic and western countries is the same, but the prices are different, so most merchants dare not confidently publicize and distribute domestic American ginseng; Some consumers think that only American ginseng produced in North America is "authentic" and "authentic", so they don't buy non-"imported" American ginseng; Some businessmen also added fuel to the fire, advocating the import of American ginseng and belittling domestic ginseng. Professor Li, a famous ginseng expert and College of Chinese Herbal Medicine of Jilin Agricultural University, believes that it is a big misunderstanding to distinguish American ginseng from "authentic" by its origin. Just as "authentic" ginseng is endangered wild ginseng, the real "authentic" American ginseng is wild American ginseng, which originated in the primitive jungle along the Great Lakes of North America. /kloc-Since the beginning of the 0/7th century, due to long-term predatory excavation, the wild American ginseng resources have been decreasing day by day, and now it has become a protected and endangered plant. Nowadays, whether in the United States and Canada, or from mountainous areas to plains, from woodland to farmland, American ginseng is cultivated artificially. Therefore, the real "authentic" American ginseng is rarely seen in the market. At present, American ginseng on the market, whether imported or made in China, is artificially planted, and there is no essential difference. The quality of American ginseng should be evaluated according to whether its main medicinal and health components have changed and whether its content reaches the standard. In fact, the quality of imported ginseng in western countries is the same or even better, but the price is much lower. Chinese people can use domestic products with confidence, and do not have to blindly worship and blindly believe in imported American ginseng. It is understood that after more than 20 years of efforts by researchers, the internal quality of American ginseng imported from North America in China is basically the same as that of imported ginseng, but the price is lower than that of imported ginseng. In addition, because the planting area of American ginseng in China is wider than the origin, some producing areas have accumulated more effective substances because of the great change of temperature difference, and the content of its main components exceeds that of imported American ginseng. It is also known that in the domestic market and some pharmaceutical factories and hospitals, many American ginseng under the banner of "import" are domestic American ginseng. In order to cater to the foreign worship psychology of some consumers, some dealers have taken many measures to "turn" domestic American ginseng into imported ginseng in order to make more money. Some are shipped to Hong Kong and then sold back to become "imported" ginseng; Others simply take a customs import certificate and change their "identity" in China; Some joint-venture American ginseng production or processing enterprises put American ginseng produced in China under the banner of "importing" ginseng, printed the American Stars and Stripes and Canadian Maple Leaf on the boxes, and then sold them to consumers who are superstitious about foreign goods at high prices. There is a joke circulating that a person in Shanghai likes to eat American-made American ginseng, but he doesn't like Chinese-made American ginseng. We lied to him, pretending to be American ginseng made in China. He ate it for two years and felt quite good. Later, it was replaced by American American ginseng, but he thought it was made in China. This joke deserves our reflection.