吉林長白山人參,是人參的一個品種,主要生長于吉林長白山地區。多年生草本;地下莖(jing)年生一節(jie)(jie),組成(cheng)合軸式的(de)(de)根(gen)(gen)狀(zhuang)(zhuang)莖(jing);年節(jie)(jie)緊縮成(cheng)直立(li)或(huo)(huo)(huo)斜生的(de)(de)短根(gen)(gen)狀(zhuang)(zhuang)莖(jing),或(huo)(huo)(huo)節(jie)(jie)間(jian)粗短形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)成(cheng)匍匐的(de)(de)竹鞭狀(zhuang)(zhuang)根(gen)(gen)狀(zhuang)(zhuang)莖(jing),或(huo)(huo)(huo)節(jie)(jie)間(jian)細長(chang)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)成(cheng)橫臥的(de)(de)串(chuan)珠狀(zhuang)(zhuang)根(gen)(gen)狀(zhuang)(zhuang)莖(jing)。根(gen)(gen)不(bu)膨大,纖維狀(zhuang)(zhuang),或(huo)(huo)(huo)膨大成(cheng)紡錘形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)或(huo)(huo)(huo)圓柱(zhu)(zhu)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)的(de)(de)肉(rou)質根(gen)(gen)。地上莖(jing)單生,直立(li),基部(bu)有(you)(you)鱗片。葉(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)為(wei)掌狀(zhuang)(zhuang)復葉(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie),輪生于莖(jing)頂(ding),有(you)(you)葉(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)柄,無(wu)托(tuo)葉(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie),稀(xi)(xi)有(you)(you)托(tuo)葉(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)。花(hua)(hua)兩(liang)性或(huo)(huo)(huo)雜性,聚生為(wei)傘形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)花(hua)(hua)序(xu)(xu);傘形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)花(hua)(hua)序(xu)(xu)單個頂(ding)生,稀(xi)(xi)有(you)(you)一至數個側生小(xiao)傘形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)花(hua)(hua)序(xu)(xu);兩(liang)性花(hua)(hua)和雌(ci)花(hua)(hua)與花(hua)(hua)梗間(jian)有(you)(you)關節(jie)(jie);萼筒邊緣有(you)(you)5個小(xiao)齒(chi);花(hua)(hua)瓣5,離生,稀(xi)(xi)合生,在花(hua)(hua)芽中(zhong)覆瓦狀(zhuang)(zhuang)排(pai)列;雄蕊(rui)5,花(hua)(hua)絲短,花(hua)(hua)藥卵形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)或(huo)(huo)(huo)長(chang)圓形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing);子房2室(shi)(shi),有(you)(you)時3-4室(shi)(shi),稀(xi)(xi)5室(shi)(shi);花(hua)(hua)柱(zhu)(zhu)2,有(you)(you)時3-4,稀(xi)(xi)5,或(huo)(huo)(huo)在雄花(hua)(hua)中(zhong)的(de)(de)不(bu)育雌(ci)蕊(rui)上退(tui)化為(wei)1條,離生或(huo)(huo)(huo)基部(bu)合生;花(hua)(hua)盤肉(rou)質,環形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)。果實扁球(qiu)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing),有(you)(you)時三角(jiao)狀(zhuang)(zhuang)球(qiu)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)或(huo)(huo)(huo)近球(qiu)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)。種(zhong)子2或(huo)(huo)(huo)3粒,稀(xi)(xi)4粒,側扁或(huo)(huo)(huo)三角(jiao)狀(zhuang)(zhuang)卵形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)。
人(ren)(ren)參(can)(can)(can)為(wei)(wei)五(wu)加科,人(ren)(ren)參(can)(can)(can)屬植物,通常所說的人(ren)(ren)參(can)(can)(can)是(shi)指(zhi)其干燥(zao)根。吉(ji)林(lin)長(chang)白山(shan)人(ren)(ren)參(can)(can)(can)分類(lei)頗為(wei)(wei)詳細,一般來說,有按栽(zai)培方式命(ming)(ming)名的,如野山(shan)參(can)(can)(can)、移山(shan)參(can)(can)(can)、栽(zai)培人(ren)(ren)參(can)(can)(can)等;有按產地不同而(er)命(ming)(ming)名的,如吉(ji)林(lin)人(ren)(ren)參(can)(can)(can)、石(shi)柱人(ren)(ren)參(can)(can)(can);有按炮制(zhi)方法(fa)命(ming)(ming)名的,如紅參(can)(can)(can)、白糖(tang)參(can)(can)(can)、生曬(shai)參(can)(can)(can)等;也有兩種情(qing)況兼顧的,如高麗紅參(can)(can)(can)、吉(ji)林(lin)野山(shan)參(can)(can)(can)、集安新開河人(ren)(ren)參(can)(can)(can)等。吉(ji)林(lin)長(chang)白山(shan)野山(shan)參(can)(can)(can)以其形(xing)(xing)美、質堅(jian)硬,斷面皮部顯裂隙,形(xing)(xing)成層明顯,氣微香(xiang),味微苦(ku)(ku)且甘被譽為(wei)(wei)人(ren)(ren)參(can)(can)(can)中珍品(pin)。吉(ji)林(lin)長(chang)白山(shan)紅參(can)(can)(can)以其質硬而(er)脆(cui),斷面平坦,氣微香(xiang),味微苦(ku)(ku)且甘及有效成份含量較高聞名遐(xia)爾。