The distribution of the latest Polygala tenuifolia

Polygala is also known as,, aster, grass, fine grass, line catechu, small grass roots, god sand grass, etc., roots can be used as medicine, with the effect of calming the mind, eliminating phlegm, detumescence, used for insomnia and dreams caused by heart and kidney disharmony, amnesia, panic, trance, expectoration, sore swelling poison, breast swelling pain and other diseases, let's take a look at the distribution of Polygala origin together!

Distribution of Polygala tenuifolia

Polygala is mainly distributed in Hebei, Henan, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi and other places, but also in Shandong, Liaoning, Jilin, Ningxia, Gansu, Anhui, Jiangsu, Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan, Hubei and Hunan.

Environment of Polygala tenuifolia

Polygala loves cool climate, bears drought and avoids high temperature. It is mostly grown in arid fields, roadsides and hillsides. It is better to cultivate in sunny and well-drained sandy soil. It is followed by clay loam and calcareous loam. Clay and low-humidity areas are not suitable for cultivation. It grows slowly naturally and wild resources are rapidly reduced. It has been included in the list of Grade III protected species in the Regulations on the Protection and Management of Wild Medicinal Materials Resources.

Classification of Polygala species

1. Polygala tube: Polygala tube is cylindrical, hollow, not straight, 3~12 cm long, 0.3~1 cm in diameter, gray surface, or grayish yellow, all with dense and deep horizontal wrinkles, some with fine longitudinal lines and fine knob-like root marks, brittle and easy to break, yellow-white cross section, relatively flat, slightly grassy, bitter and slightly spicy, with prickly throat feeling.

2, Polygala meat: Polygala meat has been broken, thin meat, less horizontal wrinkles.

3. Polygala stick: Polygala stick is also known as Polygala stem, Polygala bone, etc. It is small and has a hard light yellow wood core in the middle.