Burdock sells for 1.5 yuan per jin, with a yield of 3000-7000 jin per mu and high profits

Burdock is also called dalizi, eshi, niubangzi and so on. It originated in China. More than a thousand years ago, Japan introduced it from China and improved it into a food to eat. Later, local farmers grew it in large quantities and ate it as a vegetable. The main production areas for burdock cultivation in China are distributed in Jiangsu Province and Shandong Province. Feng County and Pei County in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, and Cangshan in Shandong Province have a long history of cultivation and relatively large planting areas.

The whole burdock plant contains antibacterial components, among which the leaves contain the most antibacterial components, mainly against Staphylococcus aureus. It has effects such as treating diabetes, high blood pressure, high blood lipids, and cancer. It can lower blood sugar, blood pressure, and blood lipids, treat insomnia, and improve human immunity.

Burdock likes a warm climate and is both heat-tolerant and cold-tolerant. The suitable temperature for seed germination is 20-25°C, and the suitable temperature for plant growth is 20-25°C. It has high water requirements and needs more water to grow. If burdock is cultivated as a vegetable, choose soil with deep, loose layers and rich organic matter. If you encounter planting problems, you can consult experts on the Yunzhongyang platform. It is the world's largest agricultural technology Q&A website. It brings together tens of thousands of planting and breeding experts, and every question raised will receive a reply within 2 minutes.

The yield of burdock per mu ranges from 3000 to 7000 jin. It can be planted before or after the New Year, and harvesting generally begins in May. The price fluctuates, generally selling for about 1.5 yuan.

Now burdock is commonly used to make tea. Burdock tea contains a large amount of arctiin and lignans, among which arctigenin is an anticancer active substance. It can be compared with ginseng and has the reputation of “Oriental ginseng.” The tea is golden in color and pleasant in aroma. It is a health drink suitable for all ages in all seasons, and can also be stewed, boiled, blanched in hot pot, or made into soup.