人参是一种贵重的中药材,原产我国东北各省。我省近几年亦有引种栽培。但对人参种子的形态特征缺乏了解曾出现不少错种现象。为此,现将人参种子及9种常见的混淆品种子及果实的形态结构特征分述于后,供鉴别人参种子的真伪参考。一、人参Panax ginseng C.A.Mey: 又名山参、圆参。为五加科多年生草本植物,7—8月果实成熟。浆果扁圆形或扁阔椭圆形,顶部凹陷,内具二枚果核,属浆果状双核核果。表面红色,成熟后肉质果皮干燥破裂,分成二个独立的果核。果核长4—6毫米,宽3—4毫米,厚约2毫米。正面观椭圆形,缝面观长椭圆形。表面乳白褐色或米黄色,凹凸不平,从顶部向下有纵沟多条,近果柄处有一小喙。内含1粒种 Ginseng is a precious Chinese herbal medicine, native of all provinces in Northeast China. In recent years, our province also introduced cultivation. However, lack of understanding of the morphological characteristics of ginseng seeds have appeared many wrong phenomenon. For this reason, the morphological characteristics of ginseng seeds and nine kinds of common confused seeds and fruits are described later, which are used to identify the authenticity of ginseng seeds. First, ginseng Panax ginseng C.A.Mey: also known as ginseng, a reference. For the five-family herbaceous perennial, July-August fruit ripening. Berry oblate or flat oval-shaped, concave at the top, with two fruit kernels, is a berry-like drupe. Surface red, mature peel dry cracked, divided into two independent kernels. Fruit length 4-6 mm, 3-4 mm wide, about 2 mm thick. Oval front view, seam oval look long. Surface milky brown or beige, uneven, down from the top of a number of longitudinal groove, near the handle has a small beak. Contains 1 species