Kudzu Root: How Many Years Until Harvest, the Best Digging Time, Yield Per Mu, and How to Eat It for the Best Effects
Kudzu root, a traditional Chinese medicine name. It is the dried root of the leguminous plant wild kudzu, commonly known as wild kudzu. So how many years does kudzu root take to harvest? When is the best time to dig it? How many jin does one mu produce? How should it be eaten for the best effects?
How many years does kudzu root take to harvest? When is the best time to dig it?
High-quality kudzu root is best harvested at 2-3 years of growth, when the content of active ingredients is relatively high, the quality is good, the yield per mu is relatively high, and the cultivation benefit is better.
Kudzu root is the dried root of the leguminous plant wild kudzu, commonly known as wild kudzu. It is best dug in the autumn and winter seasons.
How many jin does one mu of kudzu root produce
The yield of kudzu root is related to the variety and the level of management. If management is in place and the variety is suitable, the yield in the same year can generally reach about 3000 jin. Of course, this value is not the highest. Do you not believe it? Below, the editor will introduce two cases of high-yield kudzu root:
1. To help the masses find a path to prosperity, speed up rural development, and promote farmers' income growth, since the end of last year, Li Guangyan, first secretary of Hongyan Village in Gebu Township of the autonomous county, together with Lu Zhongkang, first secretary stationed in Xiangyang Village, introduced kudzu root seedlings from Nanning Xintiandi Agricultural Co., Ltd. and mobilized the masses to plant them. In August of this year, through the active efforts of major grower Lu Suhua, the growth was good and the harvest was in sight. It is expected that the annual yield per mu can reach 2000-3000 kg, and the output value per mu can reach 9000 yuan.
2. At the 50-mu kudzu root planting base of the Lishuping Forest Farm in Xingren County, according to the introduction, the yield per mu in the first year was about 2000 jin, and from the second year onward the annual yield per mu was 5000——8000 jin. Calculated at current market prices, the unit price of fresh kudzu root is 0.4 yuan/jin, and from the second year onward 2000——3000 yuan can be obtained per mu.
How to eat kudzu root for the best effects
1. Kudzu root soaked in water
Grind kudzu root into powder, take an appropriate amount and put it into a bowl, then pour cold boiled water into the bowl, stir, and eat. It has the effect of promoting fluid production, quenching thirst, and resolving alcohol toxicity.
2. Kudzu root slices stewed with chicken
Take an appropriate amount of kudzu powder and dilute it with water into kudzu powder juice, then pan-fry it into thin pancakes and slice them. They can be put into a hot pot to stew with chicken or pig trotters, or stir-fried with twice-cooked pork. It is a rare delicacy on the dining table. It has the effect of freeing the meridians and activating collaterals, beautifying the face, and nourishing the skin.
3. Kudzu root powder porridge
Soak japonica rice overnight, put it together with kudzu root powder into a clay pot, add 600g of water, and cook over gentle heat until it becomes rice porridge. It has the effect of lowering blood pressure, lowering blood sugar, and lowering blood lipids.
4. Kudzu powder osmanthus sugar
5g of osmanthus sugar, 50g of kudzu root powder. First mix the kudzu root powder with an appropriate amount of cold water, then pour boiling water over the kudzu root powder to dissolve it and make it crystal clear and transparent, add the osmanthus sugar and stir evenly, and it is done. It has the effects of reducing fever, promoting fluid production, relieving muscle tension, and promoting sweating.