Planting techniques of du Gua

In today's market, the variety of materials can be said to be extremely rich, only what you do not know, there is nothing you can not buy. Here I would like to introduce to you a kind of plant called du Gua which is rare for ordinary people.

What is a du Gua

Du Gua, scientific name Trichosanthes kirilowii, traditional Chinese medicine Trichosanthes, is a traditional high-quality traditional Chinese medicine. Melon peel, melon kernel, root piece and so on can be used as medicine. Du Gua is generally distributed in Liaoning, North China, East China, Central and South China, Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan. Born under forests, thickets, grasslands and fields beside villages on hillsides at an altitude of 200-1800 meters.

Du Gua has great medicinal value. According to the Compendium of Materia Medica, "Zhang Zhongjing treats chest pain and leads to heart and back pain, coughing and wheezing, and chest pain is full of pain." it is taken that its sweet cold does not invade stomach qi, can reduce the fire of coke, and reduce phlegm qi. Cheng Wuji does not know this meaning, it is cloud bitter cold in order to purge heat, cover its taste is not bitter, and with the text attached.

2. Planting techniques of du Gua

Du Guapei warm and humid climate, more cold-resistant but not drought-resistant, the requirements of the environment is not high, du Gua from vine to harvest a total of 190 days, so how to plant it? What are the main points to pay attention to?

1. Root-splitting propagation: the old roots of 3-5-year-old sturdy female plants with fresh white cross-section were dug in mid-late March and divided into small segments of 7-10cm. They were planted in holes and watered. Seedlings emerged in about 10 days, and topdressing was applied 2-3 times a year.

two。 Seed propagation: direct seeding is carried out in April, select the land with fertile soil and good drainage, apply sufficient base fertilizer to the hole, and the hole distance is 30x40 cm. After covering the soil, sow the seeds on demand, then cover with 2 cm of mud, unearthed in about half a month, and leave 1 seedling in each hole when there are 2 true leaves.

3. Planting: because du melon is dioecious and mainly pollinated naturally, it is appropriate to plant at 10:1 (10 female plants and 1 male plant).

4. Field management: after planting, ploughing and weeding once a year in spring and winter. Each time after ploughing and weeding, it was combined with fertilization. When the stem vine grows above 30cm, it is necessary to build a scaffolding to draw the vine on the shelf.

The above is some little knowledge about du Gua and planting. Do you have any friends who have planted du Gua?