How much is the market price of wind-dispelling painkiller Ligusticum chuanxiong? These planting techniques should be put away!

Ligusticum chuanxiong, also known as fragrant fruit, is a common traditional Chinese medicine with high value because of its effect of dispelling wind and relieving pain, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. At present, it is planted in many areas, so how much is the market price of Ligusticum chuanxiong? What are the planting techniques?

First, Ligusticum chuanxiong introduction:

1. What does Chuanxiong look like?

The plant height of Ligusticum chuanxiong is 40~60cm, the root is irregular nodular, with strong aroma, the stem is erect, cylindrical, with many branches, the leaf is ovate-triangular, with 4-5 pairs of pinnae, ovate-lanceolate, and the inflorescence is compound umbel-shaped terminal or lateral, usually flowering from July to August.

2. Where does Ligusticum Chuanxiong come from?

There are many producing areas of Ligusticum chuanxiong, which are produced in Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Hubei, Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Gansu and Inner Mongolia, among which Pengzhou and Dujiangyan in Sichuan are the main producing areas. and sold to the major domestic markets, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Southeast Asia and other places.

Second, how much is the market price of Ligusticum chuanxiong per jin?

The market price of Ligusticum chuanxiong is relatively close to the people, generally about 30 to 50 yuan per jin, but due to differences in origin, quality, market and specifications, there will also be some differences in price, for example, in Sichuan, Yunnan and other major producing areas, the market price is about 8 to 10 yuan per jin, other areas will be relatively expensive, but if you go to pharmaceutical companies or medicinal materials wholesale market, the main producing areas, the price will be relatively cheap. Generally, it can be bought at about 10 yuan, so the specific price still needs to go to the local market to check.

What are the planting techniques of Ligusticum chuanxiong?

1. Land selection and preparation: what kind of soil is suitable?

Ligusticum chuanxiong likes to be planted in a slightly acidic environment with deep, fertile soil and good drainage, so when selecting land, try to choose sunny slopes for planting. After selecting the land, it is necessary to weed deeply and sprinkle a small amount of carbon ash to make a field bed of 1.6 to 1.8 meters to facilitate later planting.

2. Planting at the right time: when will it be good?

(1) planting time: early and mid-August

(2) planting method: the seedlings were planted according to the plant spacing of long 33cm and wide 20cm, then covered with soil and irrigated with a small amount of water.

3. Ploughing and weeding: when is a good time to weed?

After planting for a period of time, Ligusticum chuanxiong will grow a large number of weeds, which should be ploughed and weeded according to the degree of weeds and soil dry knot, so as to facilitate the growth of seedlings. When weeding, try to do it every 20 days or so, and cultivate soil around the rhizome to protect the rhizome through the winter.

4. Reasonable topdressing: how to topdressing?

Ligusticum chuanxiong has higher requirements for fertilizer, generally topdressing 3 times 2 months after planting, and once every 20 days. When topdressing, about 1.2 tons of farm manure, 40 kg calcium fertilizer, 10 kg potassium fertilizer and 25 kg ammonium sulfate are used per mu to ensure sufficient soil fertility. When the stems and leaves grow rapidly in spring, topdressing will be carried out to promote plant growth.

5. Timely harvest: when will the harvest be ready?

After the planting of Ligusticum chuanxiong survived, it can be harvested from late May to early June in the second year. However, due to different regions, the harvest season is also different. For example, Yunnan is generally harvested after the above-ground rattan withered from October to November of the second year, and Beijing is generally harvested in the first ten days of August of the following year, so the harvest time has to be determined according to the local growth situation. Harvest should not be too early or too late, so as not to affect the yield. Because of early harvest, the rhizome is not yet mature, which affects the yield; too late harvest will make the rhizome rot. Therefore, when harvesting, try to complete the harvest within the time mentioned above, and dig in sunny days as far as possible.

What's the difference between Ligusticum chuanxiong and Angelica sinensis?

Difference one, the efficacy is different: Ligusticum chuanxiong has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, dispelling wind and relieving pain, can treat rheumatism, headache and other diseases; Angelica has the effect of moistening bowels, regulating menstruation and hemostasis, and can treat irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, rheumatic paralysis and other diseases.

Second, the growth environment is different: Ligusticum chuanxiong likes to be in warm, sunny and fertile places, generally produced in Yunnan, Sichuan and other areas with stable climate. Angelica likes to grow in high altitude, cold and humid environment, generally produced in Gansu and other areas with bad climate.

Third, the taste is different: Chuanxiong Xin is bitter and warm, and its taste is similar to that of Angelica sinensis, but it is not as sweet as Angelica sinensis, so Chuanxiong is dryer and stronger than Angelica sinensis and can go up to the head. It is an important drug for the treatment of headache.

The above is the introduction of the market price and planting technology of Ligusticum chuanxiong. I hope it will be helpful to you.