How much can you earn growing Sophora flavescens (shrubby sophora) per mu, and how much does the seed cost per jin?

Compared with Western medicine, which treats the symptoms but not the root cause, people today prefer traditional Chinese medicine, and the market environment for growing Chinese medicinal herbs is getting better and better. Today I will introduce you to Sophora flavescens among Chinese medicinal herbs, on the questions of how much you can earn growing it per mu and how much the seed costs per jin. Friends who are interested in Sophora flavescens may as well read on.

I. Basic introduction to Sophora flavescens

1. The producing areas of Sophora flavescens

The Chinese medicinal herb Sophora flavescens is the dried root of the legume plant Sophora flavescens, also called Dihuai, Haohan Zhi, Shanhuaizi, Yehuai, etc. It mostly grows on hillsides, sandy land, grassy slopes, in shrub forests and near fields, and is usually dug in spring and autumn. It is distributed throughout China. In addition, it is also distributed in Russia, Japan, India and Korea.

2. The value of Sophora flavescens

Sophora flavescens is bitter in taste and cold in nature, and can enter the heart, liver, stomach, large intestine and bladder meridians. It has effects such as clearing heat and drying dampness, dispelling wind and killing worms, and promoting diuresis, and has a certain auxiliary effect on treating heat dysentery, bloody stool, jaundice with urinary retention, red and white vaginal discharge, swollen vulva and vulvar itching, rashes, damp sores, skin itching, scabies and leprosy, and other conditions. Note that Sophora flavescens and Veratrum nigrum cannot be taken together, and people with deficiency-cold of the spleen and stomach should not take Sophora flavescens either, and the consumption and dosage of Sophora flavescens should be under the guidance of a professional doctor.

II. How much can you earn growing Sophora flavescens per mu?

1. The planting prospects of Sophora flavescens

Sophora flavescens is a wild medicinal material, the dried root of the legume plant Sophora flavescens. It is widely distributed across the country, with relatively rich resources, mainly produced in Henan, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hebei, Liaoning and other places. It is mostly dug in late spring and early summer. Sophora flavescens is cold in nature, bitter in taste and slightly toxic, and has the effects of clearing heat and promoting diuresis, and dispelling wind and killing worms; it is now widely used to treat acute bacillary dysentery, vaginal trichomoniasis with vulvar itching, stubborn eczema and other diseases. With continuous research and development of its uses, its dosage has been increasing year by year.

In addition, due to the large-scale digging of wild Sophora flavescens, wild resources are also becoming fewer and fewer, so the planting prospects are still quite good.

2. The planting cost and profit of Sophora flavescens

According to Mr. Wei, a grower in Henan, generally growing Sophora flavescens costs about 500 yuan per mu for seeds, fertilizer, water and electricity and other expenses, with a dry product yield of 700-800 kg per mu, and a comprehensive benefit of 5000-8000 yuan per mu. In addition, Sophora flavescens can also be sold for its seeds; generally the seed yield per mu is about 100 kg, and the income from selling seeds per mu is about 1000 yuan.

3. The price of Sophora flavescens

At the Bozhou Chinese medicinal materials market in Anhui, the recent market price of ordinary sliced Sophora flavescens is around 12 yuan/jin, while high-quality selected slices are around 20 yuan/jin; at the Anguo market in Hebei, the price of ordinary goods of Sophora flavescens is 12-13 yuan/jin, and the price of selected goods is 118-20 yuan/jin.

III. How much does Sophora flavescens seed cost per jin when planting?

The price of Sophora flavescens seeds varies depending on factors such as producing area and quality. Generally, the price of top-quality Sophora flavescens seeds is around 120 yuan/jin, and the price of ordinary Sophora flavescens seeds in Suqian, Jiangsu is 50 yuan/jin.

Generally, the factors affecting the price of Sophora flavescens seeds include the yield of seeds that year, the quantity purchased (the more you buy, the better the discount), and the purchasing season (prices are higher during the peak planting season from March to May).

The above is what Tuliu.com editors have introduced to you about the planting benefits of Sophora flavescens and the price of its seeds. When planting, growers must master the planting techniques well and always pay attention to changes in market conditions, so as to minimize risks as much as possible.