ISO 17217-1:2014 PDF

Overview

ISO 17217-1:2014 - Traditional Chinese medicine - Ginseng seeds and seedlings - Part 1: Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer specifies minimum requirements and test methods for cultivated ginseng seeds and seedlings (Panax ginseng). The standard is intended for marketing, quality assurance and testing of ginseng seed lots and nursery stock, ensuring uniform quality, disease-free material and reliable traceability for growers, seed laboratories and traders.

Key Topics and Requirements

The standard covers definitions, descriptions, sampling, test methods, grading, packaging and marking. Key technical requirements include:

• Seed quality
  • Moisture content: ≤ 10 % (mass fraction)
  • Purity: ≥ 99 %
  • Viability: ≥ 95 % (Topographical Tetrazolium Test)
  • Maturity: ≥ 95 %
  • Pathogens: Fusarium spp. and Alternaria spp. must not be detected
  • Grading (Table 1):
    • First grade: seed width ≥ 4.5 mm, 100-seed weight ≥ 2.8 g, plumpness ≥ 80 %
    • Second grade: seed width ≥ 3.5 mm, 100-seed weight ≥ 2.1 g, plumpness ≥ 85 %
    • Unqualified: seed width