Cultivation techniques of Pinellia ternata

Dry Pinellia alias trifoliate Pinellia ternata, three-step jump, Ma Yuguo, swallow tail and so on. For Araceae Pinellia plants. Pinellia ternata is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine, tubers for medicinal purposes, drying dampness, phlegm, anti-nausea and other functions, raw Pinellia ternata toxic. It is mainly produced in the provinces of the Yangtze River Basin and is now cultivated nationwide.

1. Habit perennial herb, plant height 15-30 cm. Tubers globose or oblate, spicate inflorescences. Male flowers on top, female flowers on bottom, monoecious, flowering from May to July, fruiting from June to September. Pinellia ternata likes moisture, afraid of drought, afraid of strong light, in direct sunlight or water shortage conditions, easy to occur fallen seedlings. Shade-tolerant, cold-resistant, tubers can naturally winter, soil requirements wet, fertile, deep, with water content of 40%-50%, PH 6-8 was neutral reaction of sandy loam is appropriate, too sticky, sand and easy to accumulate water plot is not suitable for planting. Pinellia ternata seedlings appear three times a year, the first time in early April and early June, the second time in June to mid-August, the third time in August to October, each time after emergence growth period of 50-60 days.

2. Planting to use tubers and plant bud propagation mainly, but also seed propagation, generally planted in autumn and winter, can also be planted in mid-February.

3. Harvesting and processing tuber reproduction in the same year or the second year harvest, generally in summer and autumn after the stem withered seedlings dug. But it is better to harvest between summer mango seed and summer solstice. The average yield of fresh tubers per mu is 500-750 kg. The drying rate is 30%.