Traditional Chinese medicine planting and precautions
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2023-05-26 09:17
Many common wildflowers and plants found in rural areas are actually traditional Chinese medicines with various medicinal properties. This article recommends several types of traditional Chinese medicinal herbs suitable for rural cultivation, along with important cultivation considerations.
Traditional Chinese Medicine Cultivation
1. Isatis rootIsatis root is an antiviral herb. Isatis root is cold-resistant but fears waterlogging; it prefers humid and warm environments. It grows in relatively humid areas on the edge of mountain forests, either wild or cultivated. Functions and indications: It clears heat and detoxifies, cools blood and eliminates spots, promotes throat lubrication and relieves pain. It is usually used to prevent colds or sore throats. People with weak constitutions and no real fire or toxins should avoid taking Isatis root.
2. HoneysuckleHoneysuckle clears heat and detoxifies, mainly treating warm diseases, fever, heat-toxin dysentery, carbuncles, and boils. Honeysuckle is highly adaptable, preferring sunlight but tolerating shade, and is highly cold-resistant, drought-resistant, and water-resistant. It is not strict about soil requirements, but prefers moist, fertile, deep sandy loam. It sprouts twice a year, in spring and summer.
3. Herba CentipedaeHerba Centipedae is mainly distributed in Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, southern Shaanxi, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Fujian. Its main functions are to promote diuresis and eliminate jaundice, promote urination and relieve urinary tract symptoms, and detoxify and reduce swelling. Drinking more Herba Centipedae is beneficial for urinary tract infections or stones.
4. Houttuynia cordataHouttuynia cordata has a pungent taste and is cold in nature, belonging to the lung meridian. It can clear heat and detoxify, reduce swelling and heal sores, promote urination and remove dampness, clear heat and stop dysentery, and invigorate the stomach and digest food. It is used to treat lung abscesses, sores and swollen toxins, hemorrhoids and bleeding, and spleen and stomach heat caused by real heat, heat toxins, damp evils, and febrile diseases. Modern pharmacological experiments have shown that it has antibacterial, antiviral, immune-enhancing, and diuretic effects.
Precautions
1. Identify high-volume varieties to minimize riskHigh-volume medicinal materials are used in most general prescriptions, such as Atractylodes macrocephala, Paeonia lactiflora, Codonopsis pilosula, Bupleurum chinense, Platycodon grandiflorum, Saposhnikovia divaricata, Polygala tenuifolia, Scutellaria baicalensis, Pinellia ternata, and Aconitum carmichaelii. Sometimes, although the prices of these varieties are not too high, their sales have always been good. Avoid planting rare, exotic, and expensive varieties.
2. Avoid high-risk, high-value cropsAmerican ginseng, Gastrodia elata, saffron, Siraitia grosvenorii, and coffee beans, while expensive, have strict climate and soil requirements. As the ancient saying goes, "An orange grown in Huainan is an orange, but grown in Huaibei it becomes a bitter orange." For example, Cordyceps sinensis can only grow in high-altitude mountainous areas at 3500-5500 meters; Siraitia grosvenorii can only grow in the cool and foggy mountainous areas of Yongfu County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region; coffee beans can only be planted in parts of Yunnan and Guangxi in China, and it takes more than five years to bear fruit. The success of purchasing expensive seeds of these varieties is unpredictable.
3. Grasp the cyclical nature of cultivation for successSimilar to other agricultural products, when the inventory of Chinese medicinal materials is low, the price is high. High prices encourage increased planting area, leading to overproduction and a rapid price drop. Based on years of experience, the price of each variety fluctuates in a cycle of about five years. As the saying goes, "Medicines don't stay stagnant or fast for a thousand days." If you are good at analysis and understand the cyclical nature, seizing the peak can yield good returns.
4. Correctly analyze advertisements and avoid cheap seedsSome illegal seed dealers use advertisements that violate scientific laws, exaggerating yields and falsely reporting market prices, using aliases to mislead farmers. For example, the alias for Codonopsis pilosula is Zhonglingcao, which makes people mistakenly believe it is a valuable medicinal material, allowing them to set arbitrary prices and deceive people. Therefore, farmers must be cautious when purchasing seeds and not easily believe claims like "guaranteed buyback".
5. Scientifically summarize planting rulesMany Chinese medicinal materials grow wild. Now that the demand is high, they are introduced for domestic cultivation. Since their natural laws are difficult to grasp, you can start by sowing a small amount in dry ridge land or intercropping with beans, grains, or peanuts. Observe carefully, and after understanding their growth patterns and mastering the cultivation techniques, then expand planting on a large scale.
6. Capture information and grasp sales opportunitiesBased on your planting situation, contact local hospitals and pharmacies or seed suppliers in a timely manner for early harvesting and delivery. If you are planting on a large scale and developing sustainably, it will attract merchants to seek goods. As long as you grasp the sales opportunities, there will be no backlog.
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