Where is Zhishi suitable for planting? Suitable production areas and environmental conditions

Zhishi is a traditional Chinese medicine name, generally the dried product of the young fruit of the bitter orange, a small tree belonging to the Rutaceae family and the Citrus genus. At its tallest, the Zhishi tree can grow to about eight meters, and the fruit is generally spherical or oblate. In fact, Zhishi is what people commonly call bitter orange (sour orange), very similar to lemon. So where is Zhishi suitable for planting? Let's analyze it together below.

1. Where is Zhishi suitable for planting?

At present, a small portion of Zhishi on the market is still wild, but it is mainly cultivated artificially. In fact, Zhishi does not have high requirements for the growing environment, and most areas of China can plant it. It is mainly grown in Sichuan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Jiangsu, and areas south of the Qinling Mountains. The yield and quality of Zhishi planted in these areas are relatively better than those planted in other areas.

2. Growth habits of Zhishi

Zhishi has a relatively developed root system and a very long tree lifespan, so its usable value is also higher. Moreover, its drought resistance, cold resistance, and disease resistance are all good, and it is not very difficult to grow. Secondly, it can be planted in ordinary soil, but it grows better in slightly acidic soil, and it has a certain tolerance to salinity and alkalinity. So the growth habits of Zhishi are relatively simple, but the varieties and strains of Zhishi are very complex.

3. Efficacy and effects of Zhishi

Zhishi tastes bitter, slightly sour, and is warm in nature. It is mainly used to treat diseases such as internal retention of food stagnation, constipation, abdominal distension, diarrhea and dysentery, and uterine prolapse. Its medicinal value is very high, but remember that people with weak spleen and stomach and pregnant women had better not use it casually, and it must be used only under a doctor's advice. Moreover, the efficacy of Zhishi is also very powerful, and it can be used to treat chest pain, typhoid, promote digestion, accumulation of qi, as well as rectal prolapse, bleeding below, and so on. But every medicine has some toxicity, so it must be used with caution.

4. Types of Zhishi

There are still many varieties and strains of Zhishi, and the relationships among them are also very complex. The main varieties include yellow-skinned bitter orange, Goutou orange, red-skinned bitter orange, small red orange, Zhuluan, Daidai bitter orange, tiger-head mandarin, Nanzhuang orange, and Japanese summer orange. It also has many other varieties, which I will not introduce one by one here.

Zhishi is the dried fruit of bitter orange plants and also an excellent medicinal material, and what we need to consider is the environment that bitter orange adapts to, which is also the environment suitable for planting Zhishi. If everyone still wants to learn more about Zhishi, remember to follow me.