▲ 황 씨가 채심한 지종산삼(감정가 7500만 원)  © 홍영선 제공

어릴때 아버지가 운영하던 장뇌삼 농장 씨앗을 받던 화전민 터에서 임금님께 진상했던 약이되는 지종산삼(41~43년)을 발견 채심한 심마니가 있어 화제다.

화제의 주인공은 충남 서산의 한서심마니회와 인연이 있는 장뇌삼 농장장 황 모씨(59)로 황 씨는 어릴적 장뇌삼 농장을 운영하던 아버지가 장뇌삼 씨앗을 받은 강원도 홍천 화전민터가 있다고 여러차례 말한 것을 기억하고, 아버지가 지목한 화전민터를 찾아가 산삼을 발견하게 됐다.

황 씨에 따르면 당시 현장에는 여러 뿌리의 산삼이 있었고, 산삼의 나이를 알수 있는 뇌두를 확인하고, 한서심마니회 홍영선 회장에게 감정을 의뢰해 나이가 41살에서 43세나 되는 지종산삼이라는 감정평가를 받았다.

감정결과 황 씨가 채심한 산삼은 7500만 원의 감정평가를 받았다.

황 씨의 산삼을 감정한 홍영선 회장은 "감정한 산삼은 전통심마니들이 최고로 치는 약이 되는 산삼으로 예로부터 임금님께 진상할때  얼치기삼이 아닌 약이되는 산삼을 골라 진상했던 바로 그 산삼인것이 확실하다"면서 "약이 되는 산삼은 기존 얼치기 삼이나 야생삼하고는 그 맛과 향이 확연히 다르다"고 말했다.

한편 홍 회장에 따르면 전통심마니들의 산삼구분은 생육환경에 따라 자연삼과 재배삼으로 구분하고,  자연삼은 천종산삼 지종산삼 야생삼이 있고, 재배삼은 인삼 산양삼 장뇌삼이 있다(산삼감정기법(홍영선 저)에서 발췌)

*아래는 위 기사를 '구글 번역'으로 번역한 영문 기사의 [전문]입니다. '구글번역'은 이해도를 높이기를 위해 노력하고 있습니다. 영문 번역에 오류가 있을 수 있음을 전제로 합니다.<*The following is [the full text] of the English article translated by 'Google Translate'. 'Google Translate' is working hard to improve understanding. It is assumed that there may be errors in the English translation.>

Jijong wild ginseng is harvested from a slash-and-burn farm... Appraised value is 75 million won.

It is a hot topic because Simmani discovered and harvested Jijong wild ginseng (1941-43), which was considered medicinal, and presented it to the king at the camphor ginseng farm his father ran when he was young.

The subject of the topic is Mr. Hwang (59), the head of a camphor ginseng farm and a member of the Hanseo Simmani Association in Seosan, South Chungcheong Province. Mr. Hwang remembers that his father, who ran a camphor ginseng farm when he was young, told him several times that there was a slash-and-burn farm in Hongcheon, Gangwon-do where he received camphor ginseng seeds, and his father pointed it out. I visited a slash-and-burn farm and discovered wild ginseng.

According to Mr. Hwang, there were several wild ginseng roots at the site at the time, and he checked the stems, which can tell the age of the wild ginseng, and requested an appraisal from Hong Young-seon, president of the Chinese Calligraphy Simmani Association, and received an appraisal that it was Jijong wild ginseng, which was 41 to 43 years old. .

As a result of the appraisal, the wild ginseng picked by Mr. Hwang was appraised at 75 million won.

Chairman Hong Young-seon, who appraised Mr. Hwang's wild ginseng, said, "The wild ginseng that was appraised is the wild ginseng that traditional ginseng considers the most medicinal, and it is certain that it is the same wild ginseng that has been used since ancient times when presenting a gift to the king by selecting medicinal wild ginseng rather than ginseng that is considered medicinal. He said, “The taste and aroma of wild ginseng, which is medicinal, is significantly different from existing ginseng or wild ginseng.”

Meanwhile, according to Chairman Hong, the wild ginseng of traditional ginseng is divided into natural ginseng and cultivated ginseng according to the growing environment. Natural ginseng includes Cheonjong wild ginseng, Jijong wild ginseng, and wild ginseng, and cultivated ginseng includes ginseng, wild ginseng, and camphor ginseng (excerpt from Wild Ginseng Appraisal Technique (authored by Hong Young-seon))