What medicinal herbs are suitable for planting in Yunnan? What precious Chinese medicinal herbs are abundant in Yunnan?

There are many medicinal herbs grown in Yunnan, such as Panax notoginseng, Erigeron breviscapus, Gastrodia elata, Angelica sinensis, Gentiana dahurica, Dendrobium officinale, Paris polyphylla, Aucklandia lappa, etc., which are all commonly grown medicinal herbs in Yunnan.

Yunnan has relatively good medicinal materials such as Panax notoginseng, Gastrodia elata, Dendrobium officinale, Angelica sinensis, Bergenia jasminoides, Picrorhizome, Magnolia officinalis, Saussurea involucrata, Fritillaria thunbergii, Erigeron crenata, Gynostemma pentaphyllum, Scutellaria baicalensis, Hemp grass, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Polygonum multiflorum, and Cordyceps sinensis.

Panax notoginseng

The main root of Panax notoginseng is conical or cylindrical, and the surface is gray-brown or gray-yellow, with intermittent longitudinal wrinkles and root marks. It has a slight smell and tastes bitter and sweet, and is the focus of development in the international pharmaceutical industry.

Paris polyphylla

Paris polyphylla tastes bitter, is slightly cold, and is slightly toxic, but it has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, reducing swelling and relieving pain. It can be used to treat symptoms such as furuncles, carbuncle, sore throat, snake and insect bites, and falls.

Gold iron lock

Golden iron lock is a relatively rare Chinese medicinal material, but it is also a commonly used Chinese medicinal material with certain economic value. However, it has not yet been cultivated on a truly large scale, and it still mainly relies on the collection of wild resources.

Aconitum kusnezoffii

Huangcao can also be called Caowu, Dacaowu, Kunmingwu, etc. Its tuberous root is oval or carrot-shaped, the stem is winding, and the leaves are hard and papery. It has extremely high medicinal value. It has the effects of anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anesthetic and cardiotonic.

Gentiana macrophylla

Gentiana macrophylla has a very high medicinal value, but its seedlings are afraid of waterlogging and drought, and require relatively high temperatures. If the weather is bad during the seedling raising period, the growth of the seedlings will be easily disturbed, resulting in extremely low yields or even no harvest.

Angelica

Yunnan Angelica, also known as Qin Gui and Yun Gui, is a local medicinal material in Yunnan, an important gynecological medicine and one of the main ingredients of Siwu Decoction. It is named because it means missing a husband and is produced in Lijiang, Jianchuan, etc.

Gastrodia elata

Gastrodia elata is widely planted in Zhaotong, Yunnan, and the most famous one is Xiaocaoba in Yiliang, Zhaotong. As the uses of Gastrodia elata are increasing, the planting of Gastrodia elata in the areas around Kunming has also reached a certain scale, and the quality of the cultivated Gastrodia elata is also good.