Recently, the Shanxi Provincial Market Supervision Bureau approved the release of 15 local standards in Shanxi Province such as "Geographical Indication Products Qixian Crisp Pear", and the 2024 version of Hengshan Astragalus Landmark in our county was on the list.
As a representative specialty of Hunyuan, Hengshan Astragalus is famous for its long history and excellent quality. "Hunyuan County Chronicles" records that as early as the Northern Wei Dynasty more than 1,500 years ago, there was a history of Shangheng Mountain picking astragalus into medicine. The vast Hengshan area is famous as the "hometown of astragalus". The active ingredients of Hunyuan Astragalus are not only rich and comprehensive, but also have high content indicators and a significant proportion, which are much higher than those of Astragalus in other parts of the country. According to the inspection of the Ginseng Product Quality Supervision, Inspection and Testing Center of the Ministry of Agriculture, its total sugar content is 21.19%, which is 265% of the technical requirements; The leaching content is 30.4%, which is 152% of the technical requirements. The biggest feature of Hunyuan Astragalus is that the total saponin content is high, the 2010 edition of the Pharmacopoeia stipulates that the total saponin content of Astragalus shall not be less than 0.04%, and the content of Hunyuan Astragalus saponins is more than 0.16%, and the highest and best can reach 0.38%, which is the biggest feature of Hunyuan Astragalus. Clinical pharmacology has shown that Hunyuan Astragalus has significant efficacy in improving human immunity, treating cardiovascular diseases, improving hematopoietic function, and delaying aging.
In recent years, based on the local resource endowment and characteristic industrial foundation, Hunyuan County has built the first Astragalus Cultural Park in the country as a 3A-level scenic spot, and Hengshan Astragalus Professional Town has also been successfully selected as the first batch of 7 municipal-level professional towns. Hunyuan County has held the Hengshan Astragalus Industry High-quality Development Conference for three consecutive years, attracting many experts and scholars in the field of Astragalus research, bringing together the strengths of each family to promote the brand promotion of Hengshan Astragalus and accelerate the high-quality development of Hengshan Astragalus.
The compilation and promulgation and implementation of the standard not only provides guidance for the planting environment, cultivation technology and quality indicators of Hengshan Astragalus, but also provides a standardized guide for Hunyuan to build the high-quality development of Hengshan Astragalus and implement standardized management, and has a positive impact on Hengshan Astragalus to enhance market competitiveness and establish a leading brand in the industry. (Zhang Xiaotian) Source: Beiyue Information