What crops are suitable for growing in Northeast China? Recommended suitable varieties
What is suitable for growing in Northeast China
Goji berry, Astragalus membranaceus, Dioscorea nipponica, American ginseng, Taxus cuspidata, Schisandra chinensis, Eleutherococcus senticosus, Codonopsis lanceolata, Platycodon grandiflorus, calcium fruit, sea buckthorn, asparagus, Allium macrostemon, etc.
1. Goji berry
Goji berry has the effects of tonifying the kidney, strengthening the body, clearing the liver, and improving eyesight. Its roots, stems, leaves, and fruit can all be used as medicine. It can also prevent wind and fix sand, and can be used for returning farmland to forest.
2. Astragalus membranaceus
Astragalus produced in Northeast China is called Beiqi. Both its water-soluble and alcohol-soluble component contents are very high. More than 200 Chinese patent medicines nationwide use it as a raw material, and it is also a major exported medicinal material used both as medicine and food.
3. Dioscorea nipponica
The wild resources of Dioscorea nipponica are nearly exhausted, while the dosage used by pharmaceutical factories continues to increase. It is understood that a pharmaceutical factory in Sichuan needs 10000 tons of Dioscorea nipponica a year. Most of it is purchased from production areas in Northeast China.
4. American ginseng
American ginseng nourishes yin and tonifies qi, promotes fluid production, lowers blood pressure, improves immunity, and fights cancer. Its nature is cool. Its trial range is relatively wide, its dosage is relatively large, and its value has remained high for many years. The scope of cultivation in Northeast China is relatively large.
5. Taxus cuspidata
Also known as purple yew, it is a specialty of the Changbai Mountain area and is a national Class I protected plant. Its bark, branches, leaves, and stems can all be used to extract the new anti-cancer drug paclitaxel. It has relatively good efficacy against breast cancer, lung cancer, liver cancer, and leukemia, and has special effects on treating diabetes. It is currently an important hot spot.
6. Schisandra chinensis
The wild resources of Schisandra chinensis have been seriously damaged. The cycle of expanding artificial cultivation is relatively long, and coupled with the impact of market price fluctuations, the planting area has decreased in recent years, while prices have risen steadily.
7. Eleutherococcus senticosus
Eleutherococcus senticosus has effects such as tonifying qi, strengthening the spleen, tonifying the kidney, calming the mind, dispelling wind, removing dampness, resisting fatigue, resisting aging, and resisting tumors. Its roots, stems, leaves, and fruit can all be used as medicine. Its wild resources are considered to have been seriously damaged, and artificial cultivation started relatively late.
8. Codonopsis lanceolata
It has functions such as strengthening the body and improving strength, tonifying deficiency and moistening the lungs, promoting lactation and discharging pus, detoxifying and treating sores, and improving memory. It is also a “king of mountain vegetables” and a fine delicacy. It has long been exported to South Korea, Japan, and the United States, and the planting benefit is good.
9. Platycodon grandiflorus
Platycodon grandiflorus has the effects of reducing inflammation, diffusing the lungs, dispelling cold, removing phlegm, and discharging pus. It is also an excellent raw material for Koreans to pickle vegetables. This product has broken out of Asia and moved toward the world, is very popular, and the prospect of planting Platycodon grandiflorus is unlimited.
10. Calcium fruit
Calcium fruit is moderately sweet and sour, with a strong fragrance and very high calcium and iron contents, and it is easy to absorb. It is a fine product for calcium supplementation for the elderly and children. The kernels in its hard fruit have the functions of lubricating the intestines and relieving constipation, and promoting urination and reducing swelling. It has strong cold resistance and can grow in mountainous areas and grasslands.
11. Sea buckthorn
Sea buckthorn has the effects of resisting radiation, resisting fatigue, and enhancing the body's vitality. Tea made from sea buckthorn leaves has effects such as lowering blood pressure, lowering blood lipids, softening blood vessels, fighting cancer and inflammation, enhancing heart and brain function, improving immunity, and resisting aging. Sea buckthorn has strong adaptability and is mostly cultivated in Northeast China.
12. Asparagus
Asparagus is a very precious medicinal material. It has very good therapeutic effects on high blood pressure, heart disease, edema, cystitis, kidney stones, rectal cancer, leukemia, neuralgia, and vision loss, and it has no toxic side effects. Asparagus is also a relatively high-value health vegetable, with a delicious taste, unique flavor, and exceptionally fragrant aroma, and is called “one of the world's top ten famous dishes”.
13. Allium macrostemon
Also known as small-root garlic, it is the underground bulb of a perennial herbaceous plant in the Liliaceae family. It is a traditional Chinese medicinal material in China and has very high medicinal value. It has the effects of activating yang and dispersing nodules, and promoting qi and relieving stagnation. Allium macrostemon not only has strong medicinal value, but is also a delicious dish on the table. It has the effects of removing fishy smell, stimulating appetite, and increasing food intake.