Herbs are good medicine! Chinese herbal medicine is the source of Traditional Chinese medicine, and high-quality Chinese herbal medicine is the guarantee of clinical use of Traditional Chinese medicine. Chinese medicine pays attention to the authenticity of medicinal materials, and authentic medicinal materials are one of the signs of the quality of Chinese medicine. Where are the Chinese medicinal herbs grown to be authentic medicinal herbs? Where should we choose when we buy Chinese herbal medicines?
Authentic medicinal materials refer to the medicinal materials produced in the area of certain natural conditions and ecological environment, and the production is relatively concentrated, with certain cultivation techniques and harvesting and processing methods, good quality and efficiency. Authentic medicinal herbs mainly refer to high-quality medicinal materials cultivated and produced in some areas, including high-quality wild medicinal materials. The place of origin is called the real estate area.
"Dao" is the name of the ancient administrative division, such as the Tang Dynasty divided the country into more than 10 provinces such as Guannan Province and Hedong Province.
According to statistics, nearly 200 kinds of commonly used clinical medicinal materials are needed, and there are more than 200 kinds of traditional authentic medicinal materials, and their production quantity and output value are more than 80%, and authentic medicinal materials are an important feature in the production of Chinese herbal medicines. Due to its excellent quality, authentic medicinal materials have a high reputation at home and abroad, and have strong competitiveness in operation, thus forming a large commodity scale.
China's vast territory, different regions of environmental conditions change greatly, after a long period of production practice, each region has formed a number of local medicinal materials suitable for local conditions. Authentic medicinal materials and regions are inseparable; the distribution and production of natural medicinal materials are inseparable from certain natural conditions. Each plant needs its own ecological conditions during its growth. Licorice, for example, is a plant that loves calcareous soils. It is concentrated from Inner Mongolia in the east to the Mediterranean coast in the west, with the best real estate in Inner Mongolia, such as Hangqi and Alxa Banner, as the authenticity.
According to the distribution area, historical evolution and functional evaluation of China's traditional Chinese medicine resources, the authentic medicinal material production areas in China are arranged in the order from north to south:
GuanYao production area (Northeast Region). Guan yao usually refers to the authentic medicinal herbs produced in the northeast region. Mainly ginseng, deer antler velvet, windproof, fine spices, schisandra, Guan Mu Tong, Eleutherococcus senticosus, yellow cedar (Guan), Zhimu, gentian and so on. Northeast ginseng production accounts for more than 90% of the national ginseng production.
The characteristics of the main varieties of Guan Medicine: people participate in the work products side strips red ginseng body length, reed length, beautiful shape; Liaoxin smells strong and spicy; The northern five-flavor meat is thick, fresh in color and soft in texture; Guan gentian root strip is thick and long, yellowish and pale; The main root of the windproof is developed, the color is brown and yellow, and it is known as the "red stripe windproof"; Sika deer antler velvet is thick, fat, strong, tender, beautiful in shape and good in color.
North Medicine Producing Area (North China). It usually refers to the authentic medicinal materials produced in Hebei, Shandong, Shanxi and other provinces and the central and eastern parts of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. There are mainly northern sand ginseng, hawthorn, party ginseng, honeysuckle, plate blue root, forsythia, sour jujube kernel, yuanzhi, skullcap, red peony, zhimu, wolfberry and so on.
Main medicinal materials features: Shanxi Lu Dang ginseng skin is tender, tight, tough; Hebei sour jujube kernels are large, plump, oily, and red-brown in the outer skin; Hebei forsythia body dry, pure, yellow shell thick; Yi County, Hebei, Laiyuan County's Zhimu is fat, soft, hard, white, chewy and sticky, called "Xiling Zhimu".
Huaiyao production area (all of Henan). Huaiyao generally refers to the authentic medicinal materials produced in Henan. There are more than 300 kinds of commonly used medicinal materials, including the famous "four major herbs" of huaidihuang, huai yam, huai ox knee, huai chrysanthemum, as well as dense (county) honeysuckle, poria, safflower, whole scorpion and so on.
Zhejiang pharmaceutical production area: including medicinal materials produced in Zhejiang and coastal continents. Zhejiang authentic medicinal materials represented by "Zhejiang Eight Tastes" such as Bai Shu, Hang Bai Peony, Xuan Ginseng, Yan Hu Suo, Hang Chrysanthemum, Hang Mai Dong, Dogwood, Zhejiang Shellfish, as well as Wen Yu Jin, Wen Hou Pu, Tiantai Wu Yao, etc.
Jiangnan pharmaceutical production area (Xiang, Hubei, Suzhou, Anhui, Fujian, Gansu and other regions). Jiangnan lakes are longitudinal and horizontal, and there are many varieties of authentic medicinal materials.
Famous medicinal herbs include Anhui Bo Chrysanthemum, Chuzhou Chu Chrysanthemum, Gong Chrysanthemum from Shexian County, Tongling Peony Peel, Huoshan Dendrobium, Xuanzhou Papaya; Jiangsu's Su Mint, Mao Cangshu, Dendrobium, Taizi Ginseng and so on. Fujian's Jianze Yi, Jian Houpu, Fujian Xi Wumei (Jianhong Mei), Jianqu; Jiangxi Qingjiang citrus shell, Yichun fragrant grass, Fengcheng chicken blood vine, Taihe black chicken; Hubei Dabie mountain poria, Northern Hubei centipede, tortoise shell and turtle shell of Jianghan Plain, Xiangyang Mountain Maidong, Banqiao Dang Ginseng, Exi Weilian and Purple Oil Magnolia, Changyang Ziqiu Papaya, Du Huo, Jingshan Half Summer; Hunan Pingjiang Baishu, Yuanjiang Citrus Shell, Xiangxiang Papaya, Shaodong Xiangyu Bamboo, Lingling Mint, Lingling Incense, Xianghong Lotus, etc.
Sichuan medicine production area (Sichuan-Chongqing region). Sichuan medicine refers to the authentic medicinal materials produced in Sichuan and Chongqing. Sichuan and Chongqing areas have complex topography, ecological environment and climate diversity, rich medicinal resources, a long history of medicinal material planting, skilled cultivation and processing technology, and nearly a thousand kinds of medicinal materials, ranking first in the country;
Representative medicinal herbs include musk, cordyceps, Sichuan huanglian, Sichuan shellfish, dendrobium, bear bile, gastrodia and so on. The authentic medicinal materials produced in DazongChuan include Chuan Mai Dong, Chuan Ze Yi, Chuan Bai Peony, Chuan Bai Zhi, Sichuan Beef Knee, Sichuan Tulip, Sichuan Yellow Cedar, Sichuan Root, Sichuan Wood Fragrance, Sichuan Rhubarb, Sichuan Citrus Shell, Sichuan Eucommia, Chuan Houpu, Croton, Junzi, Ming Dang Ginseng and so on.
Cloud, expensive medicine production area. As the name suggests, it is also a medicinal herb grown in Guizhou, Yunnan. The main ones are: Hazi, Betel Nut, Catecha, Poria and YunmuXiang; Wenshan Wenshan, Yunnan Wenshan, Simao produced sanqi is the most famous, as well as Yunhuanglian, Yun Angelica, Yun Gentian, Tianma and so on. Such as Yunling weight solid, large sleek, not broken; Gastrodia weight, firmness, yellow color, translucent; Half summer is round, white like beads, called "earth beads half summer".
Cantonese medicine production areas (Guangdong, southern Guangxi, Hainan, Taiwan and other regions. ）。 China's famous "four major southern medicines" are the main production areas of betel nut, sand kernel, bayantian and nootropic kernel. In addition, the chicken blood vine, mountain bean root, cinnamon, dendrobium, Guangqian grass, Guiguo shu, Sanqi produced in Guinan are also high-quality authentic medicinal materials. The Pearl River Basin produces the famous patchouli, galangal, guangfang, orange red, etc.; Hainan's main products such as betel nut are very high-quality authentic medicinal materials. Among them, the annual output of Sand Kernels in Guangdong accounts for 80% of the country, and the Yangchun Sand Kernels are of large quantity and high quality; The annual output of patchouli accounts for 92% of the country; Huazhou orange red has been listed as a tribute in history, and the processed products are divided into positive hair orange red flakes (ripe peel), orange safflower (flower), orange red tire (young fruit); Guangdong Xinhui's Guangdong Tangerine Peel and so on are all famous authentic medicinal herbs.
Western medicine producing area (a vast area west of Xi'an, including Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia-Qingxin and western Inner Mongolia. The famous "Qin medicine" (秦皮, 秦桂, 秦艽, etc.), the famous Western Cattle Yellow and so on are produced here. Gansu mainly produces angelica, rhubarb, and party ginseng; Ningxia mainly produces goji berries, licorice, yellow flowers; Qinghai is rich in musk, red deer antler velvet, Sichuan shellfish, cordyceps sinensis, cistanche; Xinjiang is rich in licorice, comfrey, awei, ephedra, rhubarb, cistanche, red deer antler velvet and so on. Shaanxi is also an important source of angelica and party ginseng.
Tibetan medicine producing area. Tibetan medicine refers to the authentic medicinal materials produced on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The area is rich in wild and authentic medicinal resources, including Sichuan shellfish, cordyceps, musk, deer antler velvet, bear bile, beef yellow, hu huanglian, rhubarb, tianma, qin, qianghuo, snow branch artemisia, gansong and so on. Among them, the wild reserves of gansong account for 96% of the country, the wild reserves of rhubarb and cordyceps account for 80% of the country, and the resources of musk and deer antler account for 60% of the country. Cordyceps sinensis, snow lotus, hearth shellfish, and saffron are known as the "four major Tibetan medicines". (According to the recording of expert lectures and the comprehensive collation of materials, please correct any improper points!) ）
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