How much is Yuanhu per jin, and what are its cultivation prospects?
Yuanhu is a very common traditional Chinese medicine, an excellent remedy for activating blood circulation and resolving blood stasis, promoting qi circulation and relieving pain, and is especially renowned worldwide for its pain-relieving effect. So how much is Yuanhu per jin?
1. How much is Yuanhu per jin?
The price of Yuanhu has been declining in recent years. From 2015 to 2017, Yuanhu fluctuated around 50 yuan, and growers generally earned more than 4000 yuan per mu. However, as more and more growers took it up, the price of Yuanhu kept falling. At present, the price of Yuanhu has dropped to around 25 yuan per jin. Prices may differ in different regions, and the actual situation shall prevail.
2. What are the cultivation prospects of Yuanhu?
Although the price of Yuanhu has been falling recently, Yuanhu has always been one of the forty commonly used bulk medicinal herbs, and is an essential medicine for activating blood circulation and resolving blood stasis, and for regulating qi and relieving pain. Yuanhu slices, processed Yuanhu and whole Yuanhu are widely used in clinical formulations of traditional Chinese medicine, and are also raw materials for the production of many Chinese patent medicines. Their applications are very extensive, so no matter when it is cultivated, the prospects are very good.
As the price of Yuanhu has fallen sharply in recent years, many growers have lost their enthusiasm and reduced Yuanhu cultivation. The price of Yuanhu may subsequently show some room for a rebound. As the cultivation area of Yuanhu decreases and supply decreases, it is even possible that the price of Yuanhu may rebound in 2020.
3. The effects of Yuanhu
1. Yuanhu has a blood-activating and pain-relieving effect: Yuanhu can disperse with pungency and warm and unblock, and can both activate blood and promote qi circulation, with a good pain-relieving effect. It can be widely used for discomfort and other symptoms of pain in all parts of the body caused by blood stasis and qi stagnation. For example, menstrual pain in women, traumatic injuries and other conditions.
2. Yuanhu has an analgesic effect: the analgesic potency of total alkaloids of Yuanhu is 40 percent that of morphine, and among the total alkaloids, tetrahydropalmatine A, B and corydalis alkaloid have the most obvious analgesic effects.
3. Yuanhu has a sedative and hypnotic effect: Yuanhu A and B have a central stabilizing effect and can be used for sedation, hypnosis and so on. When clinically using Yuanhu for pain, it can often cause drowsiness in people. For insomnia symptoms caused by work fatigue or other reasons, eating some Yuanhu can have a certain hypnotic effect, allowing people to get good sleep.
4. Yuanhu has a heart-protecting effect: the alcohol extract of Yuanhu can dilate coronary arteries, reduce coronary resistance, increase coronary blood flow, and improve the myocardium's ability to tolerate hypoxia. The total alkaloids of Yuanhu can resist arrhythmia, and dehydrocorydaline can protect myocardial cells and resist myocardial ischemia. For some people with heart disease, Yuanhu plays a certain role in protecting the heart.
5. Yuanhu has a blood pressure-lowering effect: the tetrahydropalmatine contained in Yuanhu can dilate peripheral blood vessels and help lower blood pressure. Some elderly people or people with high blood pressure can eat some Yuanhu to lower blood pressure and have a healthy body.
6. Yuanhu has an anti-ulcer effect: Yuanhu B can inhibit gastric juice secretion and protect the gastric mucosa, and the total alkaloids of Yuanhu and their alcohol extract have an anti-ulcer effect. People with oral ulcers can eat some Yuanhu to inhibit the spread of oral ulcers to a certain extent.