What should I pay attention to when planting Chinese herbal medicine?

Matters needing attention in planting medicinal materials

First, pay attention to the varieties with large dosage, and the income is risk-free. A large number of medicinal materials are mostly used in general prescriptions, such as Atractylodis Rhizoma, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Radix Codonopsis, Radix Bupleuri, Radix Platycodi, Radix Saposhnikoviae, Radix Polygalae, Scutellariae Radix, Rhizoma Pinelliae, Radix Aconiti Lateralis and other varieties. Sometimes the prices of these varieties are not too high, but the sales volume has been very good, and there is generally no backlog. Be careful to plant rare, exotic and expensive varieties.

Second, pay attention to American ginseng, gastrodia elata, saffron, Siraitia grosvenorii, coffee beans and other varieties. Although they are expensive, they have strict requirements on climate and soil. The ancients said, "Those born in Huainan are oranges, and those born in Huaibei are oranges." For example, Cordyceps sinensis can only grow in plateau mountainous areas with an altitude of 3500-5500 meters; Siraitia grosvenorii can only grow in cool and foggy mountainous areas in Yongfu County, Guangxi. Coffee beans are tropical plants, which can only be planted in parts of Yunnan, Guangxi and other provinces in China, and can only bear fruit after growing for more than five years. Spend a lot of money to buy such seeds and plant them hard, but the result is hard to predict.

Third, pay attention to mastering the development of periodic planting is easy to succeed. Similar to other agricultural products, the price of Chinese herbal medicines is higher when the stock is small, and the higher price will increase the planting area, resulting in more output than sales, so the price will soon fall. According to years of experience, the price of each variety changes about once every five years. As the saying goes, "medicine does not delay for a thousand days, nor does it take a thousand days." If you are good at analysis, grasp its periodicity, catch the wave and catch the peak, you can get good returns.

Fourth, pay attention to the correct analysis of advertisements, and don't be greedy and cheap when buying seeds. Some illegal seed operators, whose advertisements violate the scientific laws, exaggerate the yield per mu, falsely report the market price and use aliases, make some drug farmers fall into the fog. For example, Codonopsis pilosula alias Lingcao, which makes people mistakenly think that it is a valuable medicinal material, is priced at will, which makes people deceived. Therefore, drug farmers must be cautious when buying seeds, and don't believe what seed sellers say about "packaging and recycling".

Fifth, pay attention to scientifically summarizing the planting rules. Many Chinese herbal medicines are wild and wild. Now they are in great demand, so they are introduced and planted at home. Because its natural laws are difficult to master, a small amount of crops such as beans, cereals and peanuts can be sent or interplanted in dry mountains. Pay attention to observation, master the growth law and planting techniques before carrying out large-scale seed propagation.

Sixth, capture information and grasp the best opportunity for sales. According to your own planting situation, contact local hospitals and pharmacies or contact seed supply units in time to collect and transport them as soon as possible. As the saying goes, "more goods attract distant customers." If planted in a large area, sustainable development will attract merchants to come to the door to ask for goods. As long as we seize the right sales opportunities, there will never be a backlog.