What is the latest market price of Arisaema?
Arisaema, also known as Nanxing, Bai Nanxing, Shan Baomi, She Baogu, Shan Bangzi, etc., is the dried tuber of the Araceae plants Arisaema erubescens, Arisaema heterophyllum, or Arisaema amurense. It has the effect of dissipating nodules and reducing swelling, and is used externally to treat carbuncles and swellings and snake and insect bites. Let us take a look at the market price of Arisaema below!
The market price of Arisaema
The market price of small Arisaema is 45 yuan-50 yuan/kg, the market price of large Arisaema is 16 yuan-22 yuan/kg, and the price of medium Arisaema is 20-25 yuan/kg. Prices vary depending on the market and quality.
The production areas and distribution of Arisaema
1. Arisaema erubescens: Arisaema erubescens is mainly produced in Shaanxi, Sichuan, Gansu, Guizhou, Yunnan and other provinces. In addition, it is also distributed in Hunan, Hubei, Zhejiang, Anhui, Guangxi and other provinces and regions.
2. Arisaema heterophyllum: Arisaema heterophyllum is mainly produced in Sichuan, Hubei, Hunan, Henan, Guizhou, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and other provinces, and is mostly purchased and used medicinally together with Arisaema erubescens.
3. Arisaema amurense: Arisaema amurense is mainly produced in Northeast China, Shandong, Hebei and other provinces, and is mostly self-produced and self-sold.
4. Tiger palm: Tiger palm is mainly produced in Henan, Hebei, Shandong, Anhui and other provinces. In addition to being self-produced and self-sold, it is also sold to Shanghai and other places.
Identification methods for Arisaema
1. Arisaema erubescens: The tuber of Arisaema erubescens is flat and round, 2-5.5 cm in diameter, with a surface ranging from pale yellow to pale brown. The top is relatively flat, the central stem scar is slightly concave, with leaf scar rings, surrounded by pockmark-like root scars, and no small lateral buds around the edge. It is hard in texture, and the cross-section is white and powdery. It has a slight odor and a pungent, numbing taste. It is highly toxic and should not be tasted orally.
2. Arisaema heterophyllum: The tuber is flat and spherical, 1.5-4 cm in diameter. The central stem scar is deeply sunken and concave, surrounded by 1-2 rows of prominent root scars, and there are occasionally a few slightly protruding small lateral buds around the edge, sometimes already worn smooth. The rest is the same as Arisaema erubescens.
3. Arisaema amurense: The tuber is flat and round, 1.5-4 cm in diameter. The central stem scar is large and relatively flat, the ring pattern is slightly shallow dish-shaped, the pockmark root scars are fine and irregular, and there are slightly protruding small lateral buds around it. The rest is the same as Arisaema erubescens.
4. Tiger palm: The tuber is flat and irregular, composed of a main tuber and many attached small tubers, resembling a tiger's palm, 1.5-5 cm in diameter. Each tuber has a stem scar in the center, surrounded by pockmark-like root scars.