How to choose different prices of tonic herbs?

There is a folk saying that "three nine tonics and one winter, no pain next year" Since entering Xiaohan, many people are keen to buy tonic herbs such as dangshen, angelica and donkey hide gelatin However, due to the influence of the origin and other factors, the prices of various kinds of tonic herbs vary greatly, so how to choose? Yesterday, the reporter visited a number of drugstores near Fuzhou provincial hospital, provincial people's Hospital, general hospital and other hospitals, and found that the prices of tonic herbs such as dangshen, angelica and donkey hide gelatin were also very different due to different origin and other factors In a drugstore opposite the provincial hospital, the reporter found that the prices of two types of donkey hide gelatin from Shandong were also different, 1.28 yuan and 0.8 yuan per gram respectively The price of Angelica is also different For example, the price of a drugstore across the provincial hospital is 0.8 yuan per gram, while that of a drugstore on Yangqiao road is 0.3 yuan A person in the industry who has been engaged in the purchase of traditional Chinese medicine for many years said that the prices of traditional Chinese medicine in different grades and places of origin are also different In general, the prices of traditional Chinese medicine are 25% - 30% higher than the import prices But the person said that some of the supplements sold on the market may be adulterated with wild and culture to pretend to be wild, and some may pretend to be other similar families and genera Ni Lijian, deputy director of the second people's Hospital of Fujian Province, said that the Chinese herbal medicines suitable for winter tonic include Cordyceps sinensis, donkey hide gelatin, pilose antler, angelica, dangshen, etc There are eight feet in the abdomen of Cordyceps sinensis The body of Cordyceps sinensis is full The color is yellow to brownish yellow It has the smell of straw mushroom and fishy smell The body of Cordyceps sinensis is completely connected with the ovary, and the real Cordyceps is lighter But the antler should choose the one that is not ossified, looks tender and has loose texture Wang Dianyu, a Chinese pharmacist in charge of the hospital, also said that the dangshen sold at present is cut open You can choose to be stronger, and you can't choose to go oil That is to say, you need to choose the yellow and white section Dangshen has its own characteristics of fragrance and easy-to-use residue Wang said that when choosing angelica, it is mainly to see if it is oily Don't choose dry firewood Too dry may lead to the lack of nutrients Try to choose the one with the characteristics of thick root, full meat and yellow white cross-section In terms of the choice of donkey hide gelatin, Ni Lijian said that Shandong donkey hide gelatin is relatively good, especially the donkey hide gelatin Wang said that when choosing donkey hide gelatin, we should pay attention to the translucent, bright cross-section, non fishy and crispy one The crispy one mainly means that it will be broken if you knock it down a little.