What are the latest production area distributions of Bei Sha Shen (Glehnia littoralis)?
Bei Sha Shen (Glehnia littoralis) is also known as Laiyang ginseng, sea ginseng, silver ginseng, Liaoning ginseng, Su striped ginseng, striped ginseng, northern striped ginseng, etc. It is the root of the Umbelliferae plant Glehnia littoralis, sweet in taste, and is a commonly used clinical yin-nourishing medicine. It nourishes yin and clears the lungs, eliminates phlegm and relieves cough, and is mainly used to treat dry cough from lung dryness, damage to body fluids from febrile disease, thirst and other symptoms. It is mainly produced in Shandong, Hebei, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia and other places.
Production area distribution of Bei Sha Shen
The main production areas of Bei Sha Shen are Shandong, Hebei, Liaoning, Jiangsu and other places, and it is also distributed in Liaoning, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Fujian, Taiwan, China and other places.
Production area environment of Bei Sha Shen
Bei Sha Shen grows on hillside wasteland. It prefers a warm and humid climate, is cold-resistant, tolerates drought, and is intolerant of waterlogging, continuous cropping and peanut stubble. Its seeds belong to the low-temperature dormancy type with post-embryonic development. Generally, the after-ripening process can only be completed after about 4 months at a soil temperature below 5℃, and only then can the seeds germinate normally. The seed lifespan is 1 year.
China's hometown of Bei Sha Shen
1. Niujiayingzi Bei Sha Shen: Niujiayingzi Town in Karaqin Banner is one of the eight major medicinal material bases in the country. Among them, the output of the leading product Bei Sha Shen accounts for two-thirds of the national total output, and the output of Platycodon grandiflorus accounts for one-fifth of the country's. In 1999, it was named by the state as the “Hometown of Bei Sha Shen and Platycodon grandiflorus in China”.
2. Shandong Bei Sha Shen: Shandong Bei Sha Shen is an authentic medicinal material of Shandong Province, with Laiyang City as the main production area. It has a history of more than 500 years of cultivating Sha Shen, and both its output and quality are among the best in the country.