Abstract:Objective:To keep wild mountain ginseng,a rare medicinal remedy,as intact as possible when extracting DNA from it,a new way to extract DNA has been explored.Method:The CTAB method was improved and a simple and direct way was developed. Result: From 0.001g of dried samples of ginseng root DNA was obtained in an amount up to 2.25μg.Conclusion:The RAPD fingerpringting generated by this DNA is as good as that by CTAB method.This new method may also be used for extraction of other precious Chinese medicinal materials.