Harvesting and preliminary processing of Codonopsis pilosula

1. Harvest and Storage of Codonopsis pilosula Seeds

Although the annual plants of Codonopsis pilosula can blossom and bear fruit with a small amount, there are many shrunken seeds, and the seedlings are not easy to emerge or the seedlings are weak after sowing, so they are not suitable for seed use. The 2-year-old Codonopsis pilosula plants have more flowering and fruiting, full grains, high yield and good quality, and the seedlings grow healthily and are suitable for seed use. The seeds of Codonopsis pilosula are generally harvested when the fruits of 2 ~ 3 years old are yellow and white and the seeds turn brown from September to October. Dry after harvest, should be packed in cloth bag or linen bag, suitable for low temperature storage, suitable temperature below 10 ℃.

two。 Harvesting and processing of Codonopsis pilosula root

The harvest time of Codonopsis pilosula should be 3 years. The harvest season of Codonopsis pilosula can start from the withering of the aboveground part of Codonopsis pilosula in autumn until the sprouting of Codonopsis pilosula in the spring of the following year. The powder harvested in autumn is sufficient, the drying rate is high and the quality is good. The reason is that the roots of Codonopsis pilosula harvested in autumn accumulate more organic matter, enrich and have thick meat. At the same time, it takes a long time to harvest in autumn, and the temperature is high and easy to process. After the Codonopsis pilosula is dug out, shake off the soil, wash it with water, first divide it into old, large and medium strips according to its size, length and thickness, dry to 30% or 40% dry respectively, and when the skin is slightly soft (around fingers and constantly), hold Codonopsis pilosula one by one or put it on a wooden board, rub it with your hands, and rub it with your hands. If the shoot is too dry, you can first soak it in water and then rub it, hold it or rub it again and then bask in it, repeated 3 times and 4 times, so that the skin and flesh of Codonopsis pilosula are tight, full and elastic. It can be collected after drying to 80% or 90% dry. Codonopsis pilosula is rich in sugar, sweet and supple, easy to absorb moisture, mildew, oil and moth in summer, especially verrucous marks on roots and buds or broken branches and roots, so it must be stored in a dry, cool and ventilated place. Codonopsis pilosula is usually packed in cartons lined with moistureproof paper, about each 20kg. The suitable temperature is no more than 28 ℃, the relative humidity is 65%-75%, and the safe moisture of the commodity is 11%-14%.