The market price of Tiannanxing

Tiannanxing, also known as Nanxing, Bai Nanxing, Shanbao Rice, Snake Bao Valley, Shanbangzi, etc., is the dry tuber of Araceae plant Artemisia angustifolia, Heterophyllum heterophyllum or Northeast Artemisia angustifolia, with the effect of dispersing knot and detumescence, external use to treat carbuncle swelling, snakeworm bites, let's take a look at the market price of Tiannanxing.

The market price of Tiannanxing

The market price of small Tiannanxing is 45-50 yuan / kg, the market kilogram of large Tiannanxing is 16-22 yuan / kg, and the price of medium-sized Tiannanxing is 20-25 yuan / kg, which varies according to the market and quality.

Distribution of Origin of Artemisia angustifolia

1. Tiannanxing: Tiannanxing is mainly produced in Shaanxi, Sichuan, Gansu, Guizhou, Yunnan and other provinces. In addition, it is also distributed in Hunan, Hubei, Zhejiang, Anhui, Guangxi and other provinces.

2. Heteropodium heterophyllum: it mainly produces Sichuan, Hubei, Hunan, Henan, Guizhou, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and other provinces, and is mostly purchased and used medicinally with Tiannanxing.

3. Northeast Tiannanxing: northeast Tiannanxing mainly produces Northeast, Shandong, Hebei and other provinces, mostly self-produced and self-marketed.

4. Tiger palm: Tiger palm is mainly produced in Henan, Hebei, Shandong, Anhui and other provinces, in addition to self-production and sales, and sold in Shanghai and other places.

Identification method of Artemisia angustifolia

1. Tiannanxing: the tuber of Tiannanxing is oblate and round, 2cm in diameter, the surface is yellowish to light brown, the top is flat, the central stem scar is slightly concave, there are leaf marks, there are pockmarked root marks around, there are no small lateral buds around, and the cross section is white and powdery. The breath is slight, the taste is pungent and numb, and it is too poisonous to taste.

2. Artemisia heterophylla: the tuber is oblate and spherical in diameter, 1.5 cm in diameter, the central stem scar is deeply sunken and concave, and there are 1-2 rows of prominent root marks around it, and there are a few small lateral buds that are slightly protruding around, sometimes flattened, and the rest is the same as the southern star.

3. Northeast Tiannanxing: the tuber is oblate and round in diameter, 1.5-4cm in diameter, the central stem scar is large and flat, the ring is slightly dish-shaped, the pockmarked root scar is thin and irregular, and there are slightly protruding small lateral buds around it.

4. Tiger's paw: the tuber is flat and irregular, composed of the main tuber and most attached small tubers, similar to the tiger's palm, 1.5 cm in diameter, with stem scars in the center of each tuber and dotted root marks around it.