Codonopsis pilosula (pilose asiabell or tangshen)

Codonopsis pilosula (Franch.) Nannf., Perennial twining herb. It is named after Shangdang County (now Changzhi District, Shanxi Province), which originated in China. The Sui Dynasty changed to Luzhou, so there is also Lu Dangshen said. It is distributed in Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai and other provinces (autonomous regions) in China; it is also distributed in Korea and the Far East of the former Soviet Union. China's Hebei, Shanxi, Henan and other provinces, Shanxi is famous for its products. Tangshen Oliv. is also used as medicine. It is distributed in the bush of mountain forest at the altitude of 900~2300m in Hubei and Sichuan provinces, and cultivated in large quantities.

Dangshen whole plant has milk, with a special smell. Root spindle cylindrical, fleshy, less branched or slightly branched below the middle, surface grayish yellow to gray-brown, root head expanded, with a majority of tuberous stem scars, said "lion head." Stems are slender and branched, and young parts have fine white hairs. Leaves alternate, opposite, or pseudoverticillate. Leaf blade ovate or broadly ovate, base subcordate, entire or undulate. Flowers solitary leaf axils, flowers noisy green, with 5 lobes, corolla campanulate, yellow-green with purple spots. Capsule conical, seeds numerous, minute, brownish lustrous. Flowering from August to September, fruiting from September to October. The shape of Codonopsis pilosula is close to Codonopsis pilosula. Stems smooth glabrous; leaf blades ovate to oblong-ovate, base cuneate, glabrous above, scabrous below.

Hi cool climate, seedlings avoid strong light, suitable for cultivation in humus soil or sandy loam. Broadcast or drill, drill row spacing about 10cm, open 1 cm shallow groove, evenly sow seeds, cover thin soil to cover seeds, and then cover grain grass or pine branches to keep moisture and shade. After sowing, water properly, and sow about 15kg per hectare. When the seedling height is about 5cm, the cover grass will be removed in batches to avoid strong light to kill the seedling. Can intercrop corn and @#@ 245 @#@ etc. The planting site shall be sandy cultivated loam with sufficient sunshine, deep fertile soil layer and good drainage, apply sufficient base fertilizer, deeply plough and finely harrow, make furrow or ridge according to row spacing of 20- 30cm, ditch depth of 15- 20cm, place seedlings obliquely in ditch according to plant spacing of 6- 10cm, and then cover soil of 5-6cm. About 375kg roots are needed per hectare. When the seedling height is about 30cm, it is placed on the rack, so that the stem vine can climb the rack and grow. At this time, human excrement can be applied once to promote the rapid growth of stem man. It can also be intercropped with high-stalk crops. Diseases and pests include rust Puccinia campanumoeae, root rot Fusarium sp.; cutworms, grubs, aphids, red spiders, etc. Generally, the dry yield per hectare is 3750-6000kg.

Sweet taste, mild nature. It has the functions of invigorating qi, benefiting blood and promoting salivation. It is used for spleen deficiency, weak qi, poor diet, loose stools, fatigue of limbs, shortness of breath, cough, weakness of speech, dizziness and palpitation due to blood deficiency, dry tongue and thirst.