Liaoning Province belongs to the temperate continental monsoon climate zone. The territory has rain and heat in the same season, abundant sunshine, high accumulated temperature, long winters and warm summers, short springs and autumns, and four distinct seasons. What Chinese medicinal materials are suitable for planting in Liaoning? Liaoning has a vast land area and many varieties of Chinese medicinal materials are grown. Among them, there are more than 830 medicinal species with economic value, such as ginseng, asarum, Schisandra chinensis, Codonopsis pilosula, Gastrodia elata, gentian, Panax notoginseng, isatis root, skullcap, peony, safflower, Schizonepeta, andrographis, neem, purpurea, White lentils, Chinese prickly ash, Xu Changqing, Scutellaria barbata, White Snake Grass, Dahong, Eucommia ulmoides, perilla seeds, salvia miltiorrhiza, peony seeds, melon seeds, milk thistle, coriander seeds, black sesame seeds, trichosanthes seeds, jujube seeds, Aracenia, Anemarrhena seeds, Wangbuliuxing, Fenugreek, Cnidum monnieri, Perilla seed, Shegan, licorice, Northern Adenophora, Southern Adenophora, Silver Bupleurum and so on.

1. Ginseng

In China, ginseng has always been regarded as the king of herbs. Ginseng is a perennial herbaceous plant that likes shade. It grows in coniferous and broad-leaved mixed forests or deciduous broad-leaved forests dominated by Korean pine at an altitude of several hundred meters between 33 and 48 degrees north latitude. It is produced in Northeast China, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, eastern Russia. Ginseng is also known as yellow ginseng, goblin, sacred grass and king of herbs. It is one of the famous three treasures of Northeast China. Ginseng also has three major economic values:

Ginseng

Beauty. Ginseng has been known as the king of herbs since ancient times, nourishing yin and replenishing health, strengthening the body and strengthening the body. It contains a variety of saponins and polysaccharides. The extract can be slowly absorbed by the skin without any adverse irritation. It can expand skin capillaries and promote skin blood circulation. Increase skin nutrition, adjust the water and oil balance of the skin, prevent skin dehydration, hardening, and wrinkles. Ginseng active substances inhibit the reduction of melanin, make the skin white and smooth, enhance skin elasticity, and regenerate cells. It is a good choice for skin care and beauty. Material.

Medicinal. The fleshy root of ginseng is a well-known strong tonic, suitable for regulating blood pressure, restoring heart function, neurasthenia, and physical weakness. It also has expectorant, stomachic, diuretic, and stimulant effects.

Clinical application. Used for first aid; treating cardiovascular system diseases; relieving gastric and liver diseases; treating diabetes; treating neurasthenia; ginseng also has the effect of improving vision and enhancing visual dark adaptation; combined with other drugs, it can also treat a variety of diseases . However, in clinical practice, ginseng should not be used for actual symptoms, such as asthma caused by sudden shortness of breath, dry throat caused by dryness and heat, vomiting blood and epistaxis caused by impulsiveness, etc.

2. Asarum

Asarum, also known as: Asarum sinensis, Asarum asarum, grows in moist humus soil under forests at an altitude of 1200-2100 meters. Asarum is mainly produced in Northeast China and is sold nationwide and exported; Seoul Asarum is mainly produced in Jilin Province and Liaoning Province, with very small output; Asarum Sinensis is mainly produced in Shaanxi Province, Sichuan Province, and Hubei Province; Anhui Province, Jiangxi Province, and Zhejiang Province It is also produced in provinces and other places, and most of them are self-produced and sold.

Economic value: Asarum essential oil can be obtained by steam distillation, which has many uses in cosmetics, medicine and other industries. Asarum extract is used as an additive raw material and is widely used in daily products, such as soaps, cosmetics, toothpastes, etc. It has antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, hemostatic, analgesic and other effects. Veterinary drugs containing asarum are used to treat coughs and constipation; pesticides containing asarum are used as insecticides and fungicides; because the volatile oil contained in asarum has a special aromatic smell, asarum has been developed abroad as a moth-proofing agent for building materials Filling and mosquito repellent ingredients.

Asarum as a medicinal plant has the functions of dispelling wind, dispersing cold, warming the lungs, moving water, and opening the mind. It can be used to treat headache due to wind-cold, nasal congestion, toothache, phlegm retention and cough, and rheumatic arthralgia. In addition, asarum also has anti-inflammatory immunity, local anesthesia, increased metabolism, and antibacterial effects. It can also be used for leukopenia caused by chemotherapy and radiotherapy in cancer patients.

3. Schisandra chinensis

The "New Materia Medica" written by Tang et al. records that the skin and flesh of Schisandra chinensis are sweet and sour, the core is bitter and salty, so it is named Schisandra chinensis. Schisandra chinensis is divided into two types: southern and northern. Ancient medical books call it __, Xuanji, and Huiji. It was first listed in the Shennong's Materia Medica as a top-grade traditional Chinese medicine. It can nourish and strengthen the body. It has extremely high medicinal value and has the effect of strengthening the body. It can be used in combination with Qiongzhen Ganoderma to treat insomnia.

Produced in Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Shanxi, Ningxia, Gansu, and Shandong. Born in valleys, streams and hillsides at an altitude of 1200-1700 meters. Also distributed in North Korea and Japan. The type specimen was collected from northeastern my country.

Economic value: Aroma oil can be extracted from its leaves and fruits. The seed kernel contains fatty oil, and the pressed oil can be used as industrial raw materials and lubricating oil.

The stem bark fibers are flexible and can be used for ropes.

4. Gastrodia elata

Gastrodia elata, also known as Red Arrow, Duyaozhi, Limu, Helicao, Shencao, Guiduyou, Mupu, Tomorrow's Ma, Dingfengcao , Bailongpi, etc., are perennial herbaceous plants of the genus Gastrodia of the Orchidaceae family. The rhizome is thick and has no green leaves. The capsule is obovate and oval. It is often reproduced by tubers or seeds. Its rhizomes are used medicinally to treat dizziness, numbness of limbs, and convulsions in children. It is a valuable traditional Chinese medicine and is used in combination with Qiongzhen Ganoderma to treat headaches and insomnia.

5. Gentian

Gentian is a plant of the Gentianaceae family. Perennial herb, 30-60 cm tall. The rhizome is prostrate or erect, shortened or up to 5 cm long, with many thick, slightly fleshy fibrous roots. Produced in Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Guizhou, Shaanxi, Hubei, Hunan, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, and Guangxi. Grows in hillside grasslands, roadsides, river beaches, shrubs, forest edges and understory, and meadows, at an altitude of 400-1700 meters. The type specimen was collected from eastern Asia. It is also distributed in the Soviet Union, North Korea, and Japan.

Medicinal value: purges excess fire in the liver and gallbladder, removes dampness and heat in the lower burns. It can be used to treat excess heat in the liver meridian, epilepsy and mania, Japanese encephalitis, headache, red eyes, sore throat, jaundice, heat dysentery, carbuncle, sore, scrotal swelling and pain, and vaginal itching. Used for damp-heat jaundice, swollen and itchy vagina, vaginal discharge, eczema and itching, deafness, hypochondriac pain, bitter mouth, convulsions and convulsions.