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What is the difference between Solomon's seal (Yuzhu) and Siberian Solomon's seal (Huangjing)? A quick guide to tell the two apart
Yuzhu is the dried rhizome of Polygonatum odoratum, a perennial herb of the genus Polygonatum in the Liliaceae family. It was first recorded in the Shennong Bencao Jing, where it was listed as a top-grade drug under the original name Nülou. The Mingyi Bielu calls it Weirui, and in Hunan it is also called Weishen. Huangjing was first recorded in the Mingyi Bielu and listed as a top-grade drug. There are many botanical sources; broadly speaking, the commercial drug can be divided into two types: chicken-head Huangjing and ginger-shaped Huangjing. Chicken-head Huangjing is the dried rhizome of Polygonatum sibiricum, a few Polygonatum macropodum, and Polygonatum stenophyllum, all perennial herbs of the genus Polygonatum in the Liliaceae family; ginger-shaped Huangjing is the dried rhizome of Polygonatum kingianum, Polygonatum cyrtonema, and Polygonatum cirrhifolium, all perennial herbs of the genus Polygonatum in the Liliaceae family.
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Atlas honeysuckle is easy to propagate and quick to show results
This variety is an evergreen small shrub with strong upright growth; the upper part of the flowering branches does not twine, it branches abundantly, grows fast, and has dense flower buds, with 20 to 30 buds clustered together in a mass, making them easy to pick; the flowering period is from May to June. At 5 years old, the average yield is 180 kg of dried flowers per mu, the chlorogenic acid content is 5% to 5.8%, and it has strong disease resistance, tolerates poor soil, and is easy to propagate. It can be planted in mountain rock crevices and on slope embankments, on plain dams, weirs and ditches, and in open spaces and gaps around houses.
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How to Identify Authentic vs. Fake Gastrodia elata? A Quick Guide to Telling Real from Fake
In recent years, due to excessive harvesting for medicinal use, wild Gastrodia elata has been steadily declining, and the medicinal material is in very short supply. Gastrodia elata is an important medicinal material for treating vertigo. Its nature and flavor are sweet and neutral, and it enters the liver meridian. Its main function is to calm the liver and extinguish wind. For dizziness and blurred vision, flushed face, and light-headedness with heavy feet caused by liver yang rising, or for high fever with convulsions, epileptic spasms, and opisthotonus caused by internal stirring of liver wind, taking Gastrodia elata in combination with other drugs often produces good results. In view of this, some unscrupulous merchants pass off similar rhizomes as Gastrodia elata to deceive consumers. On the market
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