How much does the Chinese herb Cynanchum otophyllum cost per jin? A detailed guide to its cultivation techniques

Cynanchum otophyllum is a perennial herbaceous vine with high medicinal value, and it is cultivated in many provinces and regions of China. So how much does the Chinese herb Cynanchum otophyllum cost per jin? What are its cultivation techniques?

1. Introduction to Cynanchum otophyllum

1. The producing areas of Cynanchum otophyllum

Cynanchum otophyllum is a grayish-black herbaceous vine, also known as Qiannian Sheng, Naijiang Teng, Baishao, Qingyang Shen, Qingyang Shen, Baicen, Baiqi, Baiyao, and Haoshao. It mostly grows in mountain areas, sparse forests in stream valleys, or on hillside roadsides at an altitude of 1500-2800 m. It is cultivated in provinces and regions of China including Hunan, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet, and it flowers from June to October each year and can bear fruit from August to November.

2. The value of Cynanchum otophyllum

Cynanchum otophyllum is pungent, sweet and warm in nature, and mildly toxic; it can dispel wind-dampness, tonify the kidney and strengthen the spleen, and neutralize snake and dog venom. It has a certain effect in treating low back pain, dizziness, tinnitus, epilepsy, rheumatic bone pain, urticaria and so on.

2. How much does Cynanchum otophyllum cost per jin?

Different regions, quality, purchase quantity and so on all affect the price of Cynanchum otophyllum. The details are introduced below.

1. Price of Cynanchum otophyllum in Baoding, Hebei, in 1 kg bags: buying 1-4 kg costs 21 yuan/kg, buying 5-9 kg costs 20 yuan/kg, and buying 10 kg costs 19 yuan/kg;

2. Price of dried sliced Cynanchum otophyllum in Bozhou, Anhui: buying 1-9 kg costs 30 yuan/kg, buying 10-99 kg costs 25 yuan/kg, and buying 100 kg or more costs 23 yuan/kg;

3. Price of bulk loose wholesale and retail Cynanchum otophyllum in Anguo, Hebei: buying 1-9 kg costs 40 yuan/kg, buying 10-29 kg costs 38 yuan/kg, and buying 30 kg or more costs 35 yuan/kg.

3. What are the cultivation techniques for Cynanchum otophyllum?

Cynanchum otophyllum is generally propagated by sowing. During the fruit-ripening period (November-December), attention should be paid to collecting as the fruit ripens; pick promptly any fruits found to be withered yellow, rub them to remove the fruit shells and seed hairs, and select mature, plump, black-brown seeds and dry them in the shade. Then sowing can be carried out from March to April of the following year. The cultivation techniques are briefly introduced below:

1. The soil for raising Cynanchum otophyllum seedlings must be treated in advance before planting. Before sowing, water the substrate placed in the seedling-bed nutrient bags thoroughly, sow the seeds in the soil, and cover with soil only to the extent that the seeds are no longer visible; then thin the seedlings when the seedlings are about 5 cm tall, keeping 1 plant per bag, and move the remaining plants into bags without seedlings or transplant them in bags.

2. Before transplanting Cynanchum otophyllum seedlings, put some thoroughly decomposed fertilizer into each planting hole first, then plant the seedlings well and cover them with soil; in addition, each transplanted seedling should be watered with rooting water, and when the temperature difference between day and night is large, some plastic sheeting or dry straw can be used to cover them to keep them warm and moist.

3. After Cynanchum otophyllum is transplanted into the field, it should be appropriately irrigated with a layer of fertilized water. In the early stage, less or no fertilizer may be applied, and in the later stage, topdressing should be carried out according to growth conditions. When Cynanchum otophyllum has grown for about two years, the fertilization amount should be at least once a month; in addition, fertilization of Cynanchum otophyllum is mainly organic fertilizer, and chemical fertilizer should be used as little as possible or not at all, generally applied once a quarter, with one topdressing of decomposed fertilizer at the flowering stage.

4. Cynanchum otophyllum has a relatively long growth period, so watering and fertilizing should basically be carried out once a month. Diseased and dead seedlings should be pulled out promptly, and preventive agents should be sprayed; in addition, after sowing the Cynanchum otophyllum seeds, spray insecticide and fungicide once a week, and after emergence, spray insecticide and fungicide once every 2 weeks.

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