Just returned from Xinjiang, now wild Saussurea involucrata can only be harvested with a certificate. I have never heard that Saussurea involucrata is sold by the catty. They are all sold by the branch or the gram, and the quality is related. There are only 800-50000 left in a branch.

Yes, it's usually about 20- several hundred yuan a gram, which is too expensive to buy, but the seller is very enthusiastic. You can refer to it I searched online, and the prices are different, but they are all quite expensive, and the medicinal value is quite high. It doesn't seem necessary to buy a catty. I hope it helps you.