Where is the origin of Anoectochilus roxburghii? Introduction to the distribution of its main producing areas

The origin of Anoectochilus roxburghii is in Fujian, Taiwan, China, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Hubei and other places. Among them, “Mingxi Anoectochilus roxburghii” has been registered and protected under the Measures for the Administration of Geographical Indications of Agricultural Products, and the scope of origin protection is 56 administrative villages in 9 townships and towns of Mingxi County, Fujian Province: Xuefeng Town, Hanxian Town, Hufang Town, Gaiyang Town, Xiayang Township, Shaxi Township, Xiafang Township, Fengxi Township and Chengguan Township.

Anoectochilus roxburghii is a plant of the genus Anoectochilus in the orchid family. The plant is a shriveled, curled, irregular dried whole herb. The rhizome is cylindrical, mostly curved, with a brown surface and distinct stem nodes, and has golden yellow reticulate veins; the leaves are mostly curled but complete, spreading into a broad ovate shape, with a dark brown upper surface and a dark red underside, and some leaf veins are purplish red; the flowers grow in the leaf axils and come in colors such as yellow, red, ochre and milky white.

The whole herb of Anoectochilus roxburghii can be used as medicine. It has effects such as clearing heat and cooling blood, dispelling wind and promoting diuresis, detoxifying, relieving pain and suppressing cough, and is mainly used to treat difficult and complicated diseases such as hemoptysis, bronchitis, nephritis, cystitis, diabetes, hematuria, rheumatoid arthritis and tumors.