川明参又名川明党,也称明沙参,为伞形花科植物川明党的根,主产于四川,多栽培,少野生。春季采挖其地下的根,除去茎叶及须根,洗净泥土,将其置于沸水中煮至无白心,捞出稍凉后,刮去外皮,晒干或文火烘干即成明党参,因产于四川故称川明参。川明参味苦,性凉,入肝脾经。具有润肺化痰,和胃解毒等药用功效;本品甘解生津,苦解清 Chuanming Ming, also known as Chuanming party, also known as Ming Sha ginseng, as the umbrella of the umbrella plant Chuanmin roots, mainly produced in Sichuan, more cultivation, less wild. Spring excavation of its underground roots, remove stems and leaves, wash the soil, place it in boiling water until no white heart, remove a little cold, scrape off the skin, dried or slow fire that is Ming dangshen , Sichuan produced so called Chuanming ginseng. Chuanming ginseng bitter, cool, into the spleen. With lungs phlegm, and stomach detoxification and other medicinal effects; This product Gan Xie Jin, bitter solution