What was the market price of Qingtiankui (Nervilia fordii) per jin in 2019?

Qingtiankui (Nervilia fordii), a kind of medicinal herb, used to treat pulmonary tuberculosis with hemoptysis; lung-heat cough; stomatitis; sore swollen throat; scrofula; sores and ulcers, a perennial small herbaceous plant with a persistent root, swellings and toxins; traumatic injuries. So, what was the price of Qingtiankui per jin in 2019? Below we take a look at the relevant information on Qingtiankui.

1. How much was Qingtiankui per jin in 2019?

In Yuzhou District, Yulin, Guangxi, the price of small-leaf Qingtiankui is 650.00 yuan/jin, minimum order 1 jin. In Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County, Hechi, Guangxi, the price of Qingtiankui is 50.00 yuan/jin, minimum order 1 jin. In Gucheng District, Lijiang, Yunnan, the price of Qingtiankui is 25.00 yuan/jin, minimum order 100 jin. In Gucheng District, Lijiang, Yunnan, the price of Qingtiankui is 250.00 yuan/jin, minimum order 5 jin. In Anguo City, Baoding, Hebei, Qingtiankui is 140.00 yuan/jin, minimum order 1 jin.

2. Relevant information on Qingtiankui

1. The growing environment of Qingtiankui

It mostly grows under sparse forests on rocky mountains at an altitude of 400-600m, at the foot of rocky mountains, or in damp, shaded dense forests

2. The producing areas of Qingtiankui

Distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi and other places. Produced in Guangxi, Guangdong and other places.

3. Value

The tubers are used medicinally among the people, having the effects of benefiting the lungs and stopping cough, tonifying the kidneys, and detoxifying and relieving pain; used to treat turbid urine.

4. Harvesting and storage

It can be harvested throughout the year, used fresh or sun-dried.

5. Why Qingtiankui is becoming more and more expensive

The demand for Qingtiankui on the market is large, but due to extensive harvesting and the destruction of its growing environment, its wild resources are becoming fewer and fewer, while artificial cultivation is still in an exploratory stage and has not formed large-scale planting, so its annual output is far from meeting its demand, which leads to its increasingly high price.

6. Propagation method

Mainly propagated by corms.

7. Sowing method

Use the spot-sowing method

8. How many plants to sow per mu

9. Sowing spacing

The row spacing and plant spacing are 18 cm×12 cm or 20 cm×15 cm. Sowing depth is 5-6 cm.

The sowing rate per mu is 8000-10000 plants