近年来，由于黄芪价格的不断上扬，使得一些不法商贩见利忘义，利用豆科植物刺果甘草[1]（GlycyrrhizapallidiflomMaxim）的报冒充黄茂销售，由于黄芪与刺果甘草性状区别较小，而性味、成份、功能与主治有一定的差异，为了能正确识别真伪，特将二者之间常用鉴别方法报道如下．l In recent years, due to the continuous rise in the price of Astragalus, some unscrupulous traders have become oblivious to their interests and have used the legumes of Glycyrrhizapallidiflom Maxim [1] (GlycyrrhizapallidiflomMaxim) to pretend to be sold by Huangmao. Since the difference between Astragalus and Glycyrrhiza glabra is relatively small, However, there are certain differences in taste, composition, function and indication. In order to correctly identify the authenticity, the commonly used identification method between the two is reported as follows. l