The planting prospect of the latest Artemisia mandshurica

Equisetum is a perennial whole grass of the genus Equisetum of the Equisetaceae. it grows in places with abundant water sources, can be seen everywhere in rural areas, and is regarded as an unknown weed. But in fact, as early as the Ming Dynasty, Li Shizhen recorded it in the Pharmacopoeia. It has the effect of dispelling wind and heat, relieving muscle and antipyretic, and is an important traditional Chinese medicine. In recent years, artificial cultivation has also begun to appear, so artificial cultivation is not feasible, is there any economic benefit?

I. Market demand

At present, the artificial cultivation of Artemisia mandshurica is not much, mostly wild, but it is precisely because of wild reasons, its vitality is extremely tenacious, can adapt to most areas, easy to grow. It can also be promoted on a large scale. It has very important value in the treatment of traditional Chinese medicine and clinical treatment. At present, the market price generally fluctuates little at more than ten yuan per jin of hay.

II. Planting methods and costs

Generally speaking, plants with good health and good growth can be selected directly, and then large-scale sowing and cutting propagation can be carried out. Breeding seedlings can be propagated directly in the open field, and there is no need to build greenhouses or other facilities. After finishing the seedbed, disinfect properly, soak the nodular grass cut into 10 cm or so in the rooting powder for half an hour, you can cut it at a distance of 3 cm in the moist seedbed and bury it in about 5 cm. Can also directly invade the seed after sowing and raising seedlings, the same maintenance. From now on, as long as you cover it with a sunscreen and water it every day until the root system is fully grown, you can transplant. Only need to apply some base fertilizer before planting, other time can not be topdressing, its whole plant is poisonous and generally will not be harmful by insects. Proper attention can be paid to the occurrence of diseases.

Thus it can be seen that in the whole process of planting Artemisia mandshurica, the cost is much lower than that of other medicinal plants, which basically requires only a certain amount of manual management costs and a small amount of fertilizers and chemicals. There is no need to use the cost of facility construction, and even the seedlings can be adopted or kept for breeding.

III. Current situation of planting

At present, there are many kinds of wild Artemisia mandshurica, distributed all over the country, and the main planting areas are in Inner Mongolia. For example, the areas of Xingan League, Zhelimu League, Chifeng City, Ikezhao League and Alashan League have the largest output. It even grows in Xizang area. At present, the most common planting is in the south of China. As wild resources are gradually picked and reduced, and there are a large number of people in need of medicine, people begin to cultivate and popularize them.