Polygonatum sibiricum is mainly born in forests, shrubs or shady places on hillsides, with an altitude of 800-2800 meters. Korea, Mongolia, the Soviet Union and Eastern Siberia also have it.
Generally, it is harvested in spring and autumn, and the harvest quality is good in autumn. After 3-4 years of cultivation, it is harvested after the overground part withers in autumn. Digging roots, removing overground parts and fibrous roots, washing away soil, steaming in a steamer until oily, taking out for sun drying or sun drying, or boiling in water, and then taking out for sun drying or sun drying.
In addition, Polygonatum tastes sweet and refreshing. Its fleshy rhizome is stout, and it contains a lot of nutrients such as starch, sugar, fat, protein, carotene and vitamins. Eating raw stew can satisfy hunger, and it can also be used for fitness, which can double people's strength, fill muscles and strengthen bone marrow, which is very beneficial to the body.
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Morphological identification of Polygonatum sibiricum;
1, Polygonatum rhizome is nodular. One end is thick, disc-shaped, and the other end is conical and cylindrical. The overall shape is slightly like a chicken head, with a length of 2.5 ~1/cm and a diameter of 1~2cm. Hard, brittle or slightly elastic, easy to break, yellow-white cross section, granular, with a large number of yellowish brown to tube bundles. Slight breath, slightly sweet taste.
2. Polygonatum multiflorum: the rhizome is beaded or blocky, slightly cylindrical, with a diameter of 2~3cm. The stem marks on each nodule are obvious, disc-shaped and about 1cm in diameter.
The cylindrical part has obvious links and numerous fibrous root marks, with a diameter of about 65438±0mm, yellow-brown surface and fine wrinkles. Solid, slightly elastic, the surface is broken and granular, with many small hashes of yellowish brown vascular bundles. Slight breath, slightly sweet taste.
3. Polygonatum yunnanense: the rhizome is thick, the ginger is fast or beaded, until it is more than 2~4cm, and each nodule has obvious stem marks, which are disc-shaped and slightly concave, preferably 5 ~ 8 mm; There are many fibrous roots, which often protrude, and the diameter is about 2 mm
The surface is yellowish white to yellowish brown, with obvious connections and irregular longitudinal wrinkles. Solid, elastic, not easy to break, yellow-white section, flat, granular, with many dark vascular bundles. Slight gas, sweet and sticky.
Reference source:? Baidu encyclopedia-Polygonatum sibiricum