What are the production areas of tartary buckwheat? A detailed introduction to the main production regions

Tartary buckwheat is known as the “king of the five grains”, can effectively lower blood pressure, blood sugar and blood lipids, has unique, comprehensive and rich nutrition, and its medicinal value is very high. So what are the production areas of tartary buckwheat?

1. Production areas of tartary buckwheat

Tartary buckwheat is mainly distributed in the mountainous areas of southwest China, with the main production areas being Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan, Shaanxi and Shanxi; the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province and Guizhou are the main production areas and one of the main places of origin of tartary buckwheat. A small amount is also grown abroad, but the yields are relatively low.

People in Nepal, Korea, Japan and certain regions of the Americas and Europe also like to eat tartary buckwheat; in Japan especially, since buckwheat was introduced from China during the Tang Dynasty, buckwheat foods have been popular in Japan, and to this day Japan still lists buckwheat foods as health foods. The earliest known buckwheat food was unearthed from Han Tomb No. 4 of the Western Han period at Yangjiawan in Xianyang, Shaanxi, dating back more than 2000 years; it is generally believed that buckwheat began to become widespread in the Tang Dynasty.

2. The role of tartary buckwheat

Tartary buckwheat not only has good nutritional value, food value and medicinal value, it is also a good fodder crop; buckwheat grains, broken grains, husks, straw and silage can all be fed to livestock and poultry, while the broken grains, rice bran and husks are widely used as livestock feed. Tartary buckwheat broken grains are a precious feed; feeding them to poultry can increase the egg production rate and can also speed up the growth rate of chicks; feeding them to dairy cows can increase milk yield and quality; feeding them to pigs can improve meat quality. Tartary buckwheat has a shorter growth period than other fodder crops, and its green matter, hay and silage all have relatively high nutritional value. Tartary buckwheat also has a decontaminating effect and a skin-care effect, and is a good raw material for detergents and cosmetics. A variety of detergents and beauty, skin-care and hair-care creams have been developed at home and abroad. Tartary buckwheat husks are the filling commonly used in pillows; long-term use has the effects of clearing heat, brightening the eyes and aiding sleep. In the ash of tartary buckwheat husks, potassium carbonate accounts for about 45%, making it a good raw material for extracting potassium carbonate. As a traditional export commodity of China, tartary buckwheat has a long history, and Chinese tartary buckwheat enjoys a high reputation on the international market.

Although tartary buckwheat has very high value, it should not be eaten too much at one time, and tartary buckwheat tea should not be drunk before meals, so special attention should be paid when eating tartary buckwheat.