Original work, the pictures of the plants contained in the text are taken by myself in the field.
In recent years, the Cultivation of Chinese Herbal Medicine in Dandong, Liaoning Province, has developed rapidly, with Epimedium being one of the newly stir-fried Chinese herbal medicines. Let's take a look at its price movements, isn't it strong?
Price Trend of Epimedium in Northeast China (Anguo Market)
On May Day, the epimedium was photographed in the wild, and today we will come to get to know it together.
Epimedium koreanum Nakai of North Korean Epimedium
According to the definition of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia: "This product is the dried leaf of epimedium brevicornu Maxim, Epimedium sagittatum (Sieb.et Zucc.) Maxim., Epimedium pubescens Maximi. or Epimedium Koreanum Nakai of the Epimedium epimedium of epimedium or Epimedium Koreanum Nakai of the Epimedium epimedium of epimedium epibidum epimedium epibidum epibidum epimedium epibidum epimedi Harvested in summer and autumn when the stems and leaves are luxuriant, sun-dried or shaded. ”
Epimedium koreanum Nakai of North Korean Epimedium
Looking up the Flora of China, there are about 40 species of Epimedium koreanum Nakai in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia, and according to my description of flora of China, we have Epimedium koreanum Nakai in the wild in Dandong.
Epimedium koreanum Nakai of North Korean Epimedium
The Flora of China records: "(Epimedium korean epimedium) is a perennial herb with a height of 15–40 cm. Rhizomes are transverse, brown, hard, 3–5 mm in diameter, with many whiskered roots. The base of the flower stem is covered with scales. Two-fold three-out compound leaf basal and stem growth, usually 9 leaflets;...... The flower stem has only 1 two-and-three-out compound leaves. Apical ,...... of the inflorescence The flowers are large, 2-4.5 cm in diameter... Produced in Jilin, Liaoning, Zhejiang, Anhui. It is found in northern Korea and Japan. It grows understory or in shrubland. The altitude is 400-1500 meters. ”
It is also recorded: "This species is used for medicinal purposes, and has the effect of warming the kidneys and aphrodisiacs, strengthening the muscles and bones, and dispelling wind and cold." It is used to treat impotence, premature ejaculation, urinary incontinence, joint cold pain, menstrual irregularities and other symptoms. ”
The use of Epimedium, in addition to the medicinal value is constantly being excavated, there are also some people who substitute it for tea or use it to make wine.
Check the "Chinese Medicinal Materials Heaven and Earth Network", only Gansu and Northeast Epimedium varieties, the market price is relatively high, the northeast should be the North Korean Epimedium, and Sichuan, Guizhou, Shaanxi and other real estate of Epimedium varieties are less valuable (dry products less than 20 yuan a pound). Therefore, Sichuan, Guishan, and Shaanxi, which has a high planting success rate, are not attractive due to low prices, while Gansu and Northeast China are more difficult to achieve planting, resulting in today's Epimedium basically relying on the supply of wild resources. May and June are the seasons for digging for Epimedium.
At present, the Dandong area has just begun to try large-scale under-forest planting, it is necessary to dig a large number of wild seedlings from the mountain forest, resulting in a soaring price, it is said that the wild seedlings per kilogram (fresh weight) has been nearly 200 yuan, in the mountain forest also encountered several diggers, they said that some time ago there were too many diggers, and now it is difficult to guess the digging.
It is hoped that artificial cultivation will soon be well supplied so that natural plant resources will not be destroyed.