What are the prospects for honeysuckle cultivation? The latest analysis is here
Honeysuckle has a long history of medicinal use. As early as 3000 years ago, our ancestors began using it to prevent and treat diseases, and the "Mingyi Bielu" (Supplementary Records of Famous Physicians) listed it as a top-grade herb. Traditional experience, along with modern pharmacological experiments and clinical applications, has proven that honeysuckle has a strong antibacterial effect on many kinds of pathogenic bacteria and a relatively good therapeutic effect. As a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine and also a non-toxic plant, honeysuckle is certain to be welcomed by the pharmaceutical industry, and its trade volume and trade value are bound to rise substantially. What foreign markets want are products that meet quality standards, have clearly defined chemical components, and are extracted and high-tech.
Honeysuckle has broad uses
1. Pharmaceutical and health product market. In addition to containing chlorogenic acid and luteoloside, honeysuckle is also rich in amino acids, soluble sugars and other active ingredients. Its main uses include: prescription compounding by major pharmaceutical factories, honeysuckle tea, honeysuckle lozenges, honeysuckle distillate, honeysuckle cosmetics, honeysuckle toothpaste, beer and beverages, etc.
2. Feed industry and other markets. Honeysuckle leaves and vines: they contain abundant amino acids, glucose, vitamins and trace elements, and are a good nutritional component for feed. The main medicinal components of honeysuckle, such as chlorogenic acid, have antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects, and are effective in preventing and treating diseases in rabbits, chickens and other livestock. As a feed additive, honeysuckle has broad prospects. In addition, the active ingredients in honeysuckle can also be used to produce botanical pesticides, which can both protect the environment and kill pests and fight disease.
3. Market potential in ornamental landscaping. As an ornamental flower, honeysuckle is bound to move from outdoor gardens into indoor potted cultivation. Planting honeysuckle in rural courtyards and urban homes can, first, beautify the environment, second, purify the air, and third, generate a certain economic income. Honeysuckle is highly adaptable and easy to plant and manage; as a garden plant and potted flower, it has broad development prospects.
4. Profit-oriented landscaping market. The honeysuckle tree can both green cities and green barren hills, and in recent years it has already achieved good social and economic benefits.
The economic benefits of honeysuckle cultivation are considerable
When farmers grow wheat, corn or rice, the income is generally about 1000 yuan per mu, while growing honeysuckle generally brings about 10000 yuan per mu, and if an epidemic occurs, the income per mu rises several times over. At present, the national demand for honeysuckle reaches more than 20 million kg, while actual output is less than 8 million kg. Besides Guangdong's JDB Beverage Company, large enterprises such as Harbin Pharmaceutical Group also purchase locally. In addition, honeysuckle processing projects by manufacturers such as Beijing Huiyuan Juice, Wahaha and Heqizheng are also under construction. Moreover, Japan, South Korea and many countries in Southeast Asia regard honeysuckle as a treasure, and after SARS and influenza, international demand has become very large, widening the supply gap.
The prospects for honeysuckle cultivation are broad
Some people ask whether the current large-scale development of honeysuckle will lead to oversupply one day and a situation where it cannot be sold. This question should be discussed from the biological characteristics of honeysuckle: "The medicinal herb honeysuckle has its own uniqueness. Although it has the characteristic of a one-time investment with many years of benefit, it also has the drawback that no returns can be seen in the short term, so it is not favored by some farmers who cannot see the potential, which instead gives opportunities to those who dare to innovate. In farming areas there is a saying: "What is a money tree? We have never seen one, but honeysuckle is planted once and yields benefits for 30-40 years, and once the high-yield year arrives, the income per mu is no less than 10000 yuan per mu. No other project can compare with it. If you use your own contracted land to plant a few mu of honeysuckle, the first year's investment is recovered in the first year, and in the gaps you can plant a low-growing crop such as peanuts without reducing income, and in the second year the honeysuckle income per mu is more than 5000 yuan. In the third year it enters the full production period. With honeysuckle, you not only solve your livelihood problems but can also build a house and buy a car." Some people also say: "We have grown honeysuckle for more than ten years and have never seen a situation where it could not be sold, though there are price fluctuations due to market conditions. So growing honeysuckle is much better than growing other projects."
When farmers grow wheat, corn or rice, the income is generally about 1000 yuan per mu, while growing honeysuckle generally brings about 10000 yuan per mu, and if an epidemic occurs, the income per mu rises several times over. At present, the national demand for honeysuckle reaches more than 20 million kg, while actual output is less than 8 million kg. Besides Guangdong's JDB Beverage Company, large enterprises such as Harbin Pharmaceutical Group also purchase locally. In addition, honeysuckle processing projects by manufacturers such as Beijing Huiyuan Juice, Wahaha and Heqizheng are also under construction. Moreover, Japan, South Korea and many countries in Southeast Asia regard honeysuckle as a treasure, and after SARS and influenza, international demand has become very large, widening the supply gap.