Distribution of authentic medicinal herb varieties across all provinces nationwide - see what your hometown is suitable for growing

AuthenticSo-called authentic medicinal herbs, also called genuine regional herbs, refer to high-quality, pure medicinal herbs grown and produced under the ecological environment and natural conditions of a specific region.

The development of traditional Chinese medicine cannot be separated from authentic medicinal herbs. In recent years, demand for Chinese medicinal herbs has grown larger and larger, but wild Chinese medicinal herbs have decreased year by year and gradually become artificially cultivated, with problems such as excessive pesticides and fertilizers, soil pollution, and planting techniques and harvest times violating scientific laws, which in turn causes problems such as reduced medicinal efficacy and no guarantee of herb quality and safety. "Traditional Chinese medicine will be ruined by Chinese herbs" has even become a topic of social concern.

"One region's water and soil nourish one region's people, and one region's water and soil also 'nourish one region's medicine.' Although every kind of Chinese medicinal herb has many producing areas, the same kind of Chinese medicinal herb produced under different producing areas' water and soil, climate, sunshine, and processing and preparation techniques will also differ in quality and medicinal efficacy." All parts of the country have many authentic medicinal herbs, such as Zhejiang's Atractylodes macrocephala, Paeonia lactiflora, Fritillaria thunbergii, Hangzhou white chrysanthemum, Corydalis yanhusuo, Scrophularia ningpoensis, Jian Ophiopogon japonicus, and Wenzhou Curcuma wenyujin, known as the "Eight Flavors of Zhejiang." The Chinese yam, Achyranthes bidentata, Rehmannia glutinosa, and chrysanthemum produced in Henan within the ancient Huaiqing Prefecture are the famous "Four Great Huai Medicines."

Distribution of authentic medicinal herb varieties across all provinces nationwide

Hebei:Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Scutellaria baicalensis, Saposhnikovia divaricata, Isatis indigotica, Bupleurum chinense, Polygala tenuifolia, Coix lacryma-jobi, chrysanthemum, Atractylodes japonica, Angelica dahurica, Platycodon grandiflorus, Ligusticum sinense, Aster tataricus, Trollius chinensis, Cistanche deserticola, Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa, etc.

Shanxi:Astragalus membranaceus, Codonopsis pilosula, Polygala tenuifolia, apricot, Foeniculum vulgare, Forsythia suspensa, Ephedra sinica, Gentiana macrophylla, Saposhnikovia divaricata, Polyporus umbellatus, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Atractylodes lancea, Euphorbia kansui, etc.

Liaoning:Panax ginseng, Asarum heterotropoides, Schisandra chinensis, Ligusticum sinense, Phellodendron amurense, Codonopsis pilosula, Cimicifuga dahurica, Bupleurum chinense, Atractylodes lancea, Coix lacryma-jobi, Polygala tenuifolia, Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa, etc.

Jilin:Panax ginseng, Schisandra chinensis, Platycodon grandiflorus, Codonopsis pilosula, Scutellaria baicalensis, Sanguisorba officinalis, Viola mandshurica, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Polygonatum sibiricum, Polygonatum odoratum, Cynanchum atratum, Dioscorea nipponica, etc.

Jiangsu:Platycodon grandiflorus, Mentha haplocalyx, chrysanthemum, Pseudostellaria heterophylla, reed, Schizonepeta tenuifolia, Perilla frutescens, Trichosanthes kirilowii, Lilium brownii, Isatis indigotica, Euryale ferox, Pinellia ternata, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Prunella vulgaris, Arctium lappa, etc.

Zhejiang:Fritillaria thunbergii, Corydalis yanhusuo, Paeonia lactiflora, Atractylodes macrocephala, Scrophularia ningpoensis, Ophiopogon japonicus, chrysanthemum, Angelica dahurica, Magnolia officinalis, Lilium brownii, Cornus officinalis, Prunella vulgaris, Lindera aggregata, Leonurus japonicus, etc.

Anhui:Paeonia lactiflora, Paeonia suffruticosa, chrysanthemum, Isatis indigotica, Pseudostellaria heterophylla, Ligustrum lucidum, Cynanchum glaucescens, Angelica pubescens, Platycladus orientalis, Chaenomeles speciosa, Peucedanum praeruptorum, Poria cocos, Atractylodes lancea, Pinellia ternata, etc.

Fujian:Andrographis paniculata, Alisma orientale, Prunus mume, Pseudostellaria heterophylla, Citrus aurantium, Dimocarpus longan, Trichosanthes kirilowii, Cibotium barometz, Polygonum cuspidatum, Cyrtomium fortunei, Rosa laevigata, Magnolia officinalis, Morinda officinalis, etc.

Jiangxi:Citrus aurantium, Gardenia jasminoides, Schizonepeta tenuifolia, Mosla chinensis, Mentha haplocalyx, Uncaria rhynchophylla, Stephania tetrandra, Vitex trifolia, Celosia argentea, Plantago asiatica, Alisma orientale, Corydalis decumbens, Rubus hirsutus, etc.

Shandong:(honeysuckle) Lonicera japonica, Glehnia littoralis, Trichosanthes kirilowii, Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa, Polygala tenuifolia, Scutellaria baicalensis, Crataegus pinnatifida, Artemisia capillaris, Cyperus rotundus, Paeonia suffruticosa, Cynanchum paniculatum, Ganoderma lucidum, Arisaema erubescens.

Henan:Rehmannia glutinosa, Achyranthes bidentata, chrysanthemum, Dioscorea polystachya, Cornus officinalis, Magnolia biondii, Lonicera japonica, Magnolia biondii flower buds, Bupleurum chinense, Angelica dahurica, Platycodon grandiflorus, Tussilago farfara, Forsythia suspensa, Pinellia ternata, Polyporus umbellatus, Typhonium giganteum, Trichosanthes kirilowii, Arisaema erubescens, Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa, etc.

Hubei:Poria cocos, Coptis chinensis, Angelica pubescens, Magnolia officinalis, Dipsacus asper, Belamcanda chinensis, Eucommia ulmoides, Atractylodes macrocephala, Atractylodes lancea, Pinellia ternata, Fritillaria hupehensis, etc.

Hunan:Magnolia officinalis, Chaenomeles speciosa, Polygonatum sibiricum, Polygonatum odoratum, Paeonia suffruticosa, Lindera aggregata, Peucedanum praeruptorum, Paeonia lactiflora, Magnolia biondii flower buds, Bletilla striata, Euodia rutaecarpa, lotus, Prunella vulgaris, Lilium brownii, etc.

Guangdong:Amomum villosum, Alpinia oxyphylla, Morinda officinalis, Alpinia katsumadai, Cinnamomum cassia, Terminalia chebula, Citrus grandis 'Tomentosa', Curculigo orchioides, Polygonum multiflorum, Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis, citrus, Lindera aggregata, Aristolochia fangchi, Alpinia galanga, Pogostemon cablin, Andrographis paniculata, etc.

Guangxi:Siraitia grosvenorii, Desmodium styracifolium, Abrus cantoniensis, Dendrobium, Euodia rutaecarpa, Euphorbia pekinensis, Cinnamomum cassia, Homalomena occulta, Curcuma zedoaria, Asparagus cochinchinensis, Curcuma aromatica, Smilax glabra, Polygonum multiflorum, Illicium verum, Trichosanthes kirilowii, Poria cocos, Pueraria montana, etc.

Hainan:Areca catechu, Amomum villosum, Alpinia oxyphylla, Myristica fragrans, clove, Morinda officinalis, Pogostemon cablin, aloe, Alpinia officinarum, pepper, Anoectochilus roxburghii, etc.

Sichuan:Ligusticum chuanxiong, Aconitum carmichaelii, Fritillaria cirrhosa, Vladimiria souliei, Ophiopogon japonicus, Angelica dahurica, Achyranthes bidentata, Alisma orientale, Pinellia ternata, Houttuynia cordata, Clematis armandii, Paeonia lactiflora, Carthamus tinctorius, Rheum officinale, Quisqualis indica, Melia toosendan, Phellodendron chinense, Notopterygium incisum, Coptis chinensis, Gastrodia elata, Eucommia ulmoides, Platycodon grandiflorus, Zanthoxylum bungeanum, Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis, Eriobotrya japonica leaves, Lysimachia christinae, Codonopsis pilosula, Gentiana scabra, Magnolia biondii, Prunus mume, Tremella fuciformis, Chuanminshen violaceum, Bupleurum chinense, Dipsacus asper, Cordyceps sinensis, dried ginger, Lonicera japonica, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Psoralea corylifolia, Curcuma aromatica, Curcuma longa, Curcuma zedoaria, Asparagus cochinchinensis, Paeonia lactiflora, Phellodendron chinense, Magnolia officinalis, etc.

Chongqing:Coptis chinensis, Eucommia ulmoides, Magnolia officinalis, Pinellia ternata, Asparagus cochinchinensis, Fagopyrum dibotrys, Curculigo orchioides, etc.

Guizhou:Gastrodia elata, Eucommia ulmoides, Asparagus cochinchinensis, Polygonatum sibiricum, Poria cocos, Pinellia ternata, Euodia rutaecarpa, Achyranthes bidentata, Polygonum multiflorum, Bletilla striata, Epimedium, Phellodendron amurense, Magnolia officinalis, Atractylodes macrocephala, Ophiopogon japonicus, Lilium brownii, Uncaria rhynchophylla, Dipsacus asper, chrysanthemum, Chinese yam, Trichosanthes kirilowii, Phellodendron chinense, Platycodon grandiflorus, Gentiana scabra, Peucedanum praeruptorum, Tetrapanax papyrifer, Belamcanda chinensis, Prunus mume, Chaenomeles speciosa, Panax notoginseng, Dendrobium, Curcuma longa, peach kernel, Stemona japonica, Curculigo orchioides, Scutellaria baicalensis, Aconitum kusnezoffii, Polygonatum odoratum, Paeonia lactiflora rubra, Gentiana macrophylla, Saposhnikovia divaricata, Alisma orientale, Angelica pubescens, Poria cocos, Paeonia lactiflora, Angelica dahurica, Coptis chinensis, Scrophularia ningpoensis, Rheum officinale, Gardenia jasminoides, Pueraria montana, Omphalia lapidescens, Trichosanthes root, Prunella vulgaris, Panax quinquefolius, Houttuynia cordata, Acorus gramineus, Xanthium sibiricum, Lonicera japonica, Adenophora stricta, Oroxylum indicum, Arisaema erubescens, Aucklandia lappa, Coix lacryma-jobi, Cannabis sativa fruit, Guizhou Codonopsis pilosula, gallnut, etc.

Yunnan:Panax notoginseng, Aucklandia lappa, Coptis chinensis, Gastrodia elata, Angelica sinensis, Fritillaria, Homalomena occulta, Polyporus umbellatus, Acacia catechu, Amomum tsaoko, Dendrobium, Terminalia chebula, Cinnamomum cassia, Saposhnikovia divaricata, sappanwood, Gentiana scabra, Oroxylum indicum, Amomum villosum, Pinellia ternata, etc.

Tibet, China:Notopterygium incisum, Picrorhiza scrophulariiflora, Rheum officinale, Hyoscyamus niger, Vladimiria souliei, Fritillaria, Gentiana macrophylla, Ephedra sinica, etc.

Shaanxi:Gastrodia elata, Eucommia ulmoides, Cornus officinalis, Aconitum carmichaelii, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Rehmannia glutinosa, Scutellaria baicalensis, Ephedra sinica, Bupleurum chinense, Stephania tetrandra, Forsythia suspensa, Polygala tenuifolia, Gynostemma pentaphyllum, Dioscorea polystachya, Gentiana macrophylla, etc.

Gansu:Angelica sinensis, Rheum officinale, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Notopterygium incisum, Gentiana macrophylla, Codonopsis pilosula, Astragalus membranaceus, Cynomorium songaricum, Ephedra sinica, Polygala tenuifolia, Polyporus umbellatus, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Anemone altaica, goji berry, Scutellaria baicalensis, etc.

Qinghai:Rheum officinale, Fritillaria, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Notopterygium incisum, Polyporus umbellatus, Cynomorium songaricum, Gentiana macrophylla, Cistanche deserticola, etc.

Ningxia:Ningxia goji berry, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Ephedra sinica, Stellaria dichotoma, Cynomorium songaricum, Gentiana macrophylla, Codonopsis pilosula, Bupleurum chinense, Dictamnus dasycarpus, Rheum officinale, Cimicifuga dahurica, Polygala tenuifolia, etc.

**：Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Fritillaria pallidiflora, Carthamus tinctorius, Cistanche deserticola, Arctium lappa, Lithospermum erythrorhizon, Tussilago farfara, goji berry, Gentiana macrophylla, Ephedra sinica, Paeonia lactiflora rubra, Ferula, Cynomorium songaricum, Saussurea involucrata, etc.

Heilongjiang:Panax ginseng, Gentiana scabra, Saposhnikovia divaricata, Atractylodes lancea, Paeonia lactiflora rubra, Phellodendron amurense, Arctium lappa, Eleutherococcus senticosus, Viscum coloratum, Astragalus membranaceus, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Schisandra chinensis, etc.

Inner Mongolia:Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Ephedra sinica, Paeonia lactiflora rubra, Scutellaria baicalensis, Stellaria dichotoma, Saposhnikovia divaricata, Cynomorium songaricum, Sophora flavescens, Cistanche deserticola, Sanguisorba officinalis, Cimicifuga dahurica, Equisetum hyemale, Prunus japonica, etc.

At the present stage, due to increasingly serious pollution, Chinese herbal medicines themselves carry a certain toxicity; in addition, for consideration of economic interests, Chinese medicine manufacturers use illegal means to prepare Chinese herbal decoction pieces. These factors have greatly weakened the medicinal power of Chinese medicines, and many people have gradually lost confidence in traditional Chinese medicine. For growers, using fewer pesticides, fertilizers, and hormones and maintaining the natural purity of Chinese herbal medicines is fundamentally about ensuring the medicinal efficacy of Chinese herbal medicines.

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