What is the market purchase price of gentian? What are the common species of gentian?

Gentian, rhododendron and primrose are known as the three famous flowers in the mountains, which are very beautiful plants. Of course, gentian is not only highly ornamental, but also of high medicinal value, so it is very popular in the market. It is reported that there are 20 genera and 419 species of Gentianaceae in China, of which 2 genera and 251 species are endemic to China. So what is the market purchase price of gentian? What are the common species of gentian? Let's get to know it.

Market purchase price of gentian

According to the current market understanding, the purchase price of gentian grass with better quality in the market is usually about 35-60 yuan per jin, while the price of general quality is relatively cheap, generally about 20-32 yuan per jin. Of course, different regions create different growth conditions, and their efficacy varies, so it will directly affect the price of gentian grass. The price of gentian grass in southern areas such as Yunnan is generally about 20 to 30 yuan, while that in the northeast and other places is more than 30 yuan.

Common species of gentian

1. Gorgeous gentian

Gorgeous gentian can be said to be a "Smurf on the plateau", growing on hillsides and grasslands at an altitude of 2400-4800 meters. Just like its name, gorgeous gentian blossoms gorgeously, stunning in all directions, and its typical plateau blue makes people linger. It is reported that gorgeous gentian is endemic to China, which was introduced to the Royal Botanical Garden in the 19th century and is regarded as one of the most valuable ornamental plants.

2. Three-flowered gentian

Three-flowered gentian is a perennial herb of Gentianaceae, which is mainly found in the three provinces of Northeast China, Inner Mongolia, Hebei and other places, as well as in Russia, Japan and Korea. The main feature of Sanhua Gentian is that the flower branches are solitary, nearly round, and have most stout, slightly fleshy fibrous roots, yellowish green in the lower part and purplish red in the upper part. It is understood that Sanhua Gentian has excellent medicinal properties and has the effects of clearing away heat and purging fire.

3. Safflower gentian

The design and color of gentian is mostly blue, but safflower gentian is rare red. Of course, red gentian is not the only one, such as Aba gentian, crimson gentian and so on. Safflower gentian is a perennial herb, 20-50 cm high, flowers solitary stem top, no pedicel, basal leaves are rosette-shaped, it is mostly born in alpine thickets, grasslands and forests at an altitude of 570-1750 meters, is a more shade-tolerant gentian.

4. Gentiana dianensis

Gentiana yunnanensis, also known as Gentiana, bitter grass, etc., is mainly produced in the central and western counties of Yunnan, born in hillside grasslands, forests and bushes, and can be seen in Sichuan, Guizhou, Hunan and other places in China. Gentiana yunnanensis, with florescence from July to September and fruit period from October to December, is also a kind of gentian with good medicinal properties.

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