The invention relates to a method for detecting the residual amount of 19 organochlorine pesticides in pseudo-ginseng. The method includes the following steps: (1) preparation of a test sample solution: taking a medicinal material powder, adding petroleum ether, soaking, carrying out suction filtration, carrying out fractionated washing of the residue with petroleum ether, transferring to a round-bottom flask, carrying out water bath rotary steaming at the temperature of 25-45 DEG C to be nearly dry, re-dissolving with n-hexane, adding concentrated sulfuric acid, fully jerking, after completion of the reaction, centrifuging, and taking a supernatant for standby application; (2) preparation of a mixed reference substance solution: taking 19 pesticide standard substances, placing in volumetric flasks, adding n-hexane to dilute to the scale, to obtain reserve liquids of the reference substances, respectively weighing the reserve liquids of the reference substances in a volumetric flask, diluting with n-hexane to the scale, and thus obtaining the mixed reference substance solution; and (3) detecting method: taking the test sample solution and the mixed reference substance solution, injecting into a gas chromatograph, and detecting.