Distribution of origin of Radix Pseudostellariae

Radix Pseudostellariae, the dried root of Caryophyllaceae, is a common traditional Chinese medicine distributed in Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Shaanxi, Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan and other places. Let's take a look at the origin distribution of Radix Pseudostellariae.

Distribution of origin of Radix Pseudostellariae

The producing areas of Radix Pseudostellariae are mainly distributed in Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Shaanxi, Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Guizhou and other places. Japan and Korea also have it.

The producing environment of Radix Pseudostellariae

Most of the prince ginseng is wild in the rock crevice and litter layer of the shady hillside, and likes loose sandy loam soil rich in humus and good drainage. It is suitable for mild and humid climate, growing vigorously at an average temperature of 10-20 ℃, avoiding high temperature and strong light exposure in summer, and stagnating plant growth when the temperature is above 30 ℃. The plant began to wither in late June and went into dormancy for summer.

Radix Pseudostellariae has strong cold tolerance and can survive the winter safely at the temperature of-17 ℃. Like fat, afraid of waterlogging, easy to rot after stagnant water. Seeds should not be dried for a long time, they should be sown with picking, and they must meet certain low temperature conditions before they can germinate. Therefore, under natural conditions, seedlings can only be seen in spring, and the asexual seedlings grown from ginseng have emerged in spring. After emergence, the plant growth gradually accelerated, the shoot formed branches, and the leaves increased. The underground stem has the characteristic of "stem node rooting", and with the growth of the aboveground part, it expands into a fusiform tuber root.

The hometown of Prince ginseng in China

1. Zherong Prince ginseng: Zherong County is a county under the jurisdiction of Ningde City, Fujian Province. Zherong Prince ginseng is a well-known medicinal material in the country, which is famous both at home and abroad for its yellow color, hypertrophic roots and strong odor. the price of Radix Pseudostellariae in the main traditional Chinese medicine market takes the price of Zherong Prince ginseng as the standard, which dominates the price of Radix Pseudostellariae in the domestic medicine market, which is known as the laudatory name of "hometown of Chinese Prince Ginseng".

2. Shi Bing Prince ginseng: Shi Bing is a subordinate county in southeastern Guizhou. Shi Bing Prince ginseng is favored by pharmaceutical merchants all over the country because of its good quality, such as good color, good efficacy and full individual. the unit price per kilogram is about 10 yuan higher than other products in the country. the output and output value has accounted for one of the top 1/3 of the country, and it has the reputation of "Southwest Pharmaceutical City" and "hometown of Chinese Prince ginseng". It is also the largest producing area of Radix Pseudostellariae in the country, and it is quite famous in China.