Tongjiang County, Sichuan Province, planted Gastrodia elata, Gardenia, Platycodon grandiflorum and other traditional Chinese medicine 110000 mu, with a total output value of 1.2 billion yuan.

According to news from Tongjiang County, Bazhong City, Sichuan Province, the local focus on the development of Tremella fuciformis, Gastrodia elata, "Sanmu" medicinal materials and other large-scale cultivation. At present, there are Gastrodia elata, Gardenia, Platycodon grandiflorum, rhubarb, honeysuckle and other planting bases, with a planting area of 110000 mu and a total output value of 1.2 billion yuan.

Tongjiang Gastrodia elata

Tongjiang County is rich in traditional Chinese medicine resources. there are 1736 kinds of primary Chinese herbal medicines in the county, including 53 kinds of precious and rare Chinese herbs and 598 kinds of commonly used Chinese herbal medicines, with a total reserve of about 30 million kg, annual development and utilization of 10 million kg, and 34 species can be planted on a large scale.

By means of government leadership, private capital participation and government-enterprise cooperation, Tongjiang County has cultivated Chinese herbal medicine enterprises represented by Qianfang Pharmaceutical Industry, which integrates planting, pharmaceutical research, development and production, and has set up 5 associations for the cultivation and distribution of traditional Chinese medicine and 13 professional cooperatives. the industrial system of planting, demonstration base, seedling breeding and scientific research and innovation of traditional Chinese medicine has been initially formed.

The local edible fungus industry, mainly based on Tremella fuciformis, was also taken as a key industry, and in cooperation with the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the strain of Tremella fuciformis was sent to the "Shenzhou 8" spacecraft to conduct space breeding experiments. At present, preliminary screening cultivation experiments have been carried out in many places in the county, the best quality bacteria have been cultivated and planted on a large scale in the county, and health products such as Tremella tea, Tremella wine, Tremella soup and Tremella mask have been developed.