What are the varieties of Gastrodia elata

Gastrodia elata is a traditional precious medicine in China, which has strong efficacy and high medicinal value, so it is widely used in our life. At the same time, it not only has a high price, but also has several varieties. So do you know what varieties they have? Let's take a look.

1. Gastrodia elata

Gastrodia elata, also known as Gastrodia elata, is generally distributed in the Yangtze River Basin of China, as well as in Northeast China, Japan, Korea and Russia. It is suitable to be planted in the Yangtze River Basin at an altitude of 500-1500 meters. Its flower stem is fleshy red, which is the origin of its name. Its flowers are orange-red, its fruit is oval, and its tubers are fat, stout, oblong or dumbbell-shaped. It has the characteristics of fast growth, wide adaptability and drought tolerance, so it is an excellent variety suitable for artificial planting in Gastrodia elata.

2. Gastrodia elata

The flowers and scape of Gastrodia elata are light blue-green, and the plants are as high as 1-1.5 meters. They are often mixed with other Gastrodia elata, but the number is relatively rare. The stem is grass-green branch blue-green, the tuber is inverted conical, the water content is about 75%, the fruit is oval, the seed germination rate is high, and it is generally planted in the southwest and northeast.

3. Gastrodia elata

The flower stem of Gastrodia elata is grayish brown, the flower is turquoise, the fruit is angled, inverted conical, the corm is short and thick, oval, and the water content is about 70%. Gastrodia elata has good shape and good medicinal quality, but its meristematic ability is poor and it is not resistant to drought. it is mainly produced in high mountain areas above 1500 meters above sea level and is distributed and cultivated in Yunnan, Sichuan and Guizhou.

4. Gastrodia elata

The plant is more than 1 meter high, the rhizome is ovate and long oval, the tuber is extremely large, a single can reach 500, the moisture content is 80%, the stem is yellowish, when young is yellowish green, it is a domesticated variety in southwest China.

5. Gastrodia elata

The plant is 10-60cm tall, the rhizome is slightly thick, nearly cylindrical, brown, the stem is erect, no green leaves, usually have 5-20 florets, flowers drooping, light brown. It mainly grows under the forest at an altitude of 600-1500 meters, and is distributed in Taiwan and Japan.

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