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(duo)年(nian)生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)草本;地下莖(jing)年(nian)生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)一(yi)節(jie),組成合軸(zhou)式的(de)(de)根(gen)狀(zhuang)(zhuang)莖(jing);年(nian)節(jie)緊縮成直立或(huo)(huo)(huo)(huo)斜生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)的(de)(de)短(duan)根(gen)狀(zhuang)(zhuang)莖(jing),或(huo)(huo)(huo)(huo)節(jie)間(jian)粗短(duan)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)成匍匐的(de)(de)竹鞭(bian)狀(zhuang)(zhuang)根(gen)狀(zhuang)(zhuang)莖(jing),或(huo)(huo)(huo)(huo)節(jie)間(jian)細長形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)成橫臥的(de)(de)串珠狀(zhuang)(zhuang)根(gen)狀(zhuang)(zhuang)莖(jing)。根(gen)不(bu)膨(peng)大(da),纖維狀(zhuang)(zhuang),或(huo)(huo)(huo)(huo)膨(peng)大(da)成紡錘形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)或(huo)(huo)(huo)(huo)圓(yuan)柱(zhu)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)的(de)(de)肉(rou)(rou)質(zhi)根(gen)。地上莖(jing)單生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng),直立,基部(bu)有(you)(you)鱗片。葉為掌狀(zhuang)(zhuang)復葉,輪生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)于莖(jing)頂,有(you)(you)葉柄,無托葉,稀有(you)(you)托葉。花(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)兩性(xing)或(huo)(huo)(huo)(huo)雜性(xing),聚生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)為傘形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)花(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)序(xu);傘形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)花(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)序(xu)單個(ge)頂生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng),稀有(you)(you)一(yi)至數個(ge)側生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)小(xiao)傘形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)花(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)序(xu);兩性(xing)花(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)和雌(ci)花(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)與花(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)梗間(jian)有(you)(you)關節(jie);萼筒邊緣有(you)(you)5個(ge)小(xiao)齒;花(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)瓣5,離生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng),稀合生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng),在(zai)花(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)芽中覆瓦狀(zhuang)(zhuang)排列;雄蕊5,花(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)絲(si)短(duan),花(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)藥卵(luan)(luan)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)或(huo)(huo)(huo)(huo)長圓(yuan)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing);子房2室,有(you)(you)時(shi)3-4室,稀5室;花(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)柱(zhu)2,有(you)(you)時(shi)3-4,稀5,或(huo)(huo)(huo)(huo)在(zai)雄花(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)中的(de)(de)不(bu)育雌(ci)蕊上退(tui)化為1條,離生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)或(huo)(huo)(huo)(huo)基部(bu)合生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng);花(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)盤(pan)肉(rou)(rou)質(zhi),環形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)。果實扁球形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing),有(you)(you)時(shi)三角狀(zhuang)(zhuang)球形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)或(huo)(huo)(huo)(huo)近球形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)。種子2或(huo)(huo)(huo)(huo)3粒,稀4粒,側扁或(huo)(huo)(huo)(huo)三角狀(zhuang)(zhuang)卵(luan)(luan)形(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)。
人參(can)(can)為五加(jia)科,人參(can)(can)屬植物,通常所(suo)說的(de)(de)人參(can)(can)是指其干燥根。吉(ji)(ji)(ji)林(lin)長(chang)白山人參(can)(can)分類頗(po)為詳(xiang)細,一般來(lai)說,有按(an)栽培(pei)方式命(ming)(ming)名(ming)的(de)(de),如野山參(can)(can)、移山參(can)(can)、栽培(pei)人參(can)(can)等;有按(an)產(chan)地不同而命(ming)(ming)名(ming)的(de)(de),如吉(ji)(ji)(ji)林(lin)人參(can)(can)、石柱人參(can)(can);有按(an)炮制方法命(ming)(ming)名(ming)的(de)(de),如紅(hong)參(can)(can)、白糖參(can)(can)、生(sheng)曬參(can)(can)等;也(ye)有兩(liang)種情(qing)況兼(jian)顧的(de)(de),如高麗(li)紅(hong)參(can)(can)、吉(ji)(ji)(ji)林(lin)野山參(can)(can)、集安新(xin)開河人參(can)(can)等。吉(ji)(ji)(ji)林(lin)長(chang)白山野山參(can)(can)以(yi)其形(xing)美(mei)、質(zhi)堅硬(ying),斷(duan)面皮(pi)部顯(xian)(xian)裂隙,形(xing)成層明(ming)顯(xian)(xian),氣(qi)(qi)微(wei)香,味(wei)微(wei)苦且甘被譽為人參(can)(can)中珍(zhen)品。吉(ji)(ji)(ji)林(lin)長(chang)白山紅(hong)參(can)(can)以(yi)其質(zhi)硬(ying)而脆,斷(duan)面平坦(tan),氣(qi)(qi)微(wei)香,味(wei)微(wei)苦且甘及有效成份(fen)含量較高聞名(ming)遐(xia)爾。