What are the planting methods and producing areas of Angelica sinensis?

Angelica, also known as Radix angelicae Sinensis, is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine, which has the functions of tonifying qi and blood, regulating menstruation and relieving pain, moistening dryness and smooth intestines, anti-cancer and so on. What are the planting methods and producing areas of Angelica sinensis?

What are the planting methods of Angelica sinensis?

1. Land selection and preparation

Angelica sinensis is suitable to be planted at an altitude of about 2500 meters, and likes the growth of humus soil with good fertility and loose drainage. Therefore, when selecting the land, it is best to plant it in the shady hillside where there is no sunlight and where the soil is soft and flat.

2. Sowing seeds

(1) seed selection: Angelica picked its ripe fruit before and after the Beginning of Summer, dried it naturally in a cool and dry place as seeds, and planted it best between late May and early June of the following year.

(2) sowing method: the treated seeds are evenly scattered on the surface of the soil, which needs to be covered with a layer of soil with a thickness of about five millimeters. After germination, if there are weeds growing around, it is necessary to clean them up in time, and it is best to pull them out directly by hand. When pulling out, be careful not to hurt the new buds; if the new buds are too tight, pull out the extra new buds.

3. Transplant

(1) transplanting time: the transplanting time is about 110 days from the seed sowing land.

(2) transplanting method: the seedlings of Angelica sinensis need to be dug out of the ground, and the action of digging seedlings should be light so as not to hurt their roots. About 90 seedlings can be tied up and brought back for storage. Stored seedlings are best stored in a cool and dry place for about half a month.

(3) Management techniques after transplanting: Angelica sinensis seedlings were transplanted to about 2500 meters above sea level after half a month, and the soil surface should be smooth. In planting, it is necessary to grasp its spacing and should not be too dense. The planting depth should not exceed 5cm, and weeding during the growing period should prevent damage to its roots. The use of herbicides or pesticides is prohibited. During this period, attention should be paid to soil drought and waterlogging, irrigation and drainage. Apply appropriate amount of fertilizer. Relatively weak, unhealthy and overgrown seedlings should be pulled out at the beginning of June. Prevent the normal growth of other seedlings from being affected.

4. Harvest

Angelica sinensis is suitable to be harvested in the middle and late October.

Second, what are the origin of Angelica sinensis?

Angelica is native to western Asia, cultivated in Europe and North America, and cultivated in Gansu, Yunnan, Sichuan, Ningxia and other places in China, born in cold and rainy mountains. In fact, Angelica sinensis is cultivated, mainly produced in Minxian, Dangchang, Wudu, Zhangxian, Weiyuan, Wen County, Weixi, Deqin, Zhongdian, Lanping and other counties of Yunnan Province, as well as Sichuan, Shaanxi, Hubei and other provinces. Among them, Minxian County and Dangchang County in Gansu Province have high yield and the best quality, and are known as "the hometown of Angelica sinensis".