Found "Simwatta" in Jirisan Valley... 11 Wild Ginseng Roots Valued at 50 Million Won Discovered

Eleven wild ginseng roots were discovered in a cluster at the foot of Jirisan Mountain.

According to the Korea Traditional Simmani Association on the 25th, Mr. A, a farmer in his 60s from Hamyang, Gyeongnam, found 11 wild ginseng roots in a valley beneath the rocky terrain of Jirisan on the 24th.

The association estimated that a mother wild ginseng plant (mosam) over 70 years old had taken root, and the remaining wild ginseng had grown in a group spanning more than five generations.

Wild ginseng discovered at the foot of Jirisan Mountain in Gyeongnam.
[Photo by Korea Traditional Simmani Association]

The total weight of the wild ginseng is approximately 75g, with an appraisal value reaching 50 million KRW.

It is characterized by a deep yellow color, a distinct brain-like head (noedu), and many wrinkles on the roots.

An official from the association stated, “Recently, the smuggling of Chinese wild ginseng has caused confusion in the domestic wild ginseng market. Fortunately, the lineage of our wild ginseng has not been broken because Jirisan is so vast and deep that wild ginseng can continue to grow naturally.”

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