Planting technology of medicinal materials

The cultivation of medicinal materials includes soaking and sowing, soil preparation and fertilization, watering and loosening soil, transplanting, field management, harvest processing and so on. According to the growth habits of different medicinal materials, the time of sowing and planting is also different, and some medicinal materials are planted with tubers, branches and seedlings.

Different medicinal materials adapt to different growth environments, so they should be selected according to their habits and local conditions:

1. The sandy loam with good drainage, thick soil layer and rich humus is the favorite of most medicinal materials.

two。 Barren mountains and bald mountains can plant dandelion, wild chrysanthemum, Scutellaria baicalensis, Fangfeng, Polygala, Cornus officinalis, forsythia, wild jujube, honeysuckle, Chuanshan dragon and other varieties with strong vitality.

3. Light saline-alkali sandy land can plant Shegan, honeysuckle, Sophora flavescens, sour jujube, burdock, Anemarrhena anemarrhena, licorice and so on.

4. Slightly sour sandy land can plant Fritillaria, Radix Astragali, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Atractylodes macrocephala, lily, peony, Aster, safflower and so on.

5. The main suitable varieties in arid areas are: Bupleurum, Polygala, Shegan, Chinese wolfberry and so on.

6. The clay land should avoid rhizomes and choose whole grass or fruit seeds such as Schizonepeta tenuifolia, Trichosanthes kirilowii, Coix seed, peppermint, patchouli, perilla, cassia seed and so on.

7. Light less shade and moist ground can plant Artemisia angustifolia, Radix Pseudostellariae, Baibu, Angelica, Codonopsis pilosula, Di Ding, Scutellaria barbata, Fritillaria and so on.

8. Barren land suitable varieties are: Solanum nigrum, cassia seed and so on.

In addition, the harvest and drying of medicinal materials is very critical, after harvest can not be dried in time, the color of medicinal materials will be very affected, and even deteriorate and moldy. Some medicinal materials will be frozen and lose their commodity value if they are harvested late, so we should pay close attention to the weather conditions and choose the opportunity to harvest. And the seeds and seedlings of medicinal materials are very critical, we must choose regular merchants to buy.