ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 17217-1 First edition 2014-04-15 Traditional Chinese medicine Ginseng seeds and seedlings Part 1: Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer Medecine traditionnelle chinoise - Graines de ginseng et semis - Partie 1: Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer Reference number IS0 17217-1:2014(E) LSO @ IS0 2014 Not for Resale IS0 17217-1:2014(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT @ IS0 2014 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either ISO at the address below or ISO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56:CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail copyright@iso.org Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ IS0 2014 - All rights reserved No reproductic networking permited without license from IHS Not for Resale IS0 17217-1:2014(E) Contents Page Foreword ..iv 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 4 Descriptions .3 5 Requirements .5 5.1 General characteristics .5 5.2 Ginseng seed .5 5.3 Ginseng seedling .6 6 Sampling. .7 7 Test methods. .7 7.1 Moisture content. ..7 7.2 Seed width .7 7.3 Plumpness. 7.4 Maturity .7 7.5 Purity. 7.6 Seed viability .8 7.7 100-seed weight. .8 7.8 Fungus testing 7.9 Nematode testing .9 7.10 Seedling weight .9 8 Test report 9 Packaging, storage and transportation ..9 10 Marking ..9 Bibliography .10 iii ded by IHS under license with ISt ed without license from IHS Not for Resale