Ngoc Linh ginseng root nearly one kilogram sells for nearly half a billion
The ginseng root is longer than a chopstick, the trunk has six branches, is more than 50 cm high, and the selling price ranges from 400 to 500 million VND.
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Mr. Gioi and two friends dug up natural Ngoc Linh ginseng. Photo:HT |
Two days ago, Mr. Ho Van Gioi and two others from Tra Linh commune (Nam Tra My, Quang Nam) walked for four hours into the forest to set a trap. Passing through the primeval forest on the top of Ngoc Linh mountain, they discovered a ginseng plant.
"It grows on the base of a fern tree, the roots cling to the ginseng root so it took more than three hours to dig it up," said Mr. Gioi. The ginseng root is longer than a chopstick, the stem has six branches, and is more than 50 cm high. After washing off the soil and weighing it, the root and stem weighed 800 grams. Mr. Gioi's group brought the ginseng back to sell to a trader.
Mr. Trinh Minh Quy, Director of Ngoc Linh Ginseng Center in Nam Tra My district, assessed that this is a rare and old ginseng root. Currently, in nature, ginseng like this type is very rare.
"This ginseng root sells for 400 to 500 million VND," Mr. Quy said, adding that nearly two years ago, a resident of Tra Linh commune dug up a ginseng root of nearly one kilogram, over 100 years old.m.
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The body and root weigh eight ounces. Photo:HT |
Ngoc Linh ginseng is used by the Xe Dang people living under the highest mountain in the Central region to treat diseases. In September 2015, the Government approved the national project on developing Ngoc Linh ginseng until 2030 with the goal of expanding the ginseng growing area to 7 communes of Nam Tra My district (Quang Nam) with a total area of 30,000 hectares, with an investment of over 9,000 billion VND.
In early June 2017, the Prime Minister approved Vietnamese ginseng (Ngoc Linh ginseng) as a national product.