How to Propagate He Shou Wu? A Detailed Guide to the Latest Propagation Methods

He Shou Wu, also known as Jiaoteng, Chi Shou Wu, Zi Wu Teng, etc., is a perennial twining herbaceous plant of the Polygonaceae family. It often grows in valley thickets, under forest on hillsides, and in stone crevices by ditches. Its tender stems, leaves, and tuberous roots are all edible, and its tuberous roots are used as medicine. It is a common precious Chinese medicinal material. Its propagation methods include seed propagation, cutting propagation, and division propagation. Let's take a look together below!

Seed Propagation of He Shou Wu

Seed propagation of He Shou Wu is usually sown from mid-March to early April, sown in rows with a row spacing of 30-35 cm, covered with soil 1-2 cm, using about 30 kg of seed per hectare, and seedlings emerge about 15 days after sowing.

Cutting Propagation of He Shou Wu

He Shou Wu is generally propagated by cuttings during the rainy season. Select stems and vines from healthy, disease-free plants, cut them into cuttings about 25 cm long, and each cutting should have more than 2 nodes. Insert them at a row spacing of 30-35 cm and a plant spacing of 25-30 cm, inserting obliquely with the buds facing upward, with two-thirds of the cutting buried in the soil. Insert 2-3 cuttings per hole, cover with soil and press firm, water, and roots can form in about 10 days.

Division Propagation of He Shou Wu

Division propagation of He Shou Wu is usually carried out in autumn when the tuberous roots are dug up, or before spring sprouting when the suckers around the root zone are dug out. Select plants with bud-eyed stems and vines and well-developed fibrous roots, dig holes at a row spacing of 30-35 cm and a plant spacing of 25-30 cm, and plant them.