What are the wild medicinal materials in Guizhou?

Guizhou Province is located in the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, with beautiful scenery and pleasant climate. Living in Guizhou, the summers are not particularly hot and the winters are not particularly cold, so it is a very livable place. Moreover, Guizhou's unique geographical conditions and warm and humid climate are ideal for the growth and artificial cultivation of Chinese herbal medicines. Many Chinese medicinal materials are produced in abundance in Guizhou. So, what are the wild medicinal materials in Guizhou?

Guizhou Province is located in the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. Its unique geographical conditions and humid and warm climate are very suitable for the growth of herbs and the cultivation of Chinese medicinal materials, making Guizhou one of the four major Chinese medicinal materials producing areas in my country. There are 4,290 kinds of Chinese medicinal materials with a total reserve of 65 million tons. Among the 363 key varieties surveyed nationwide, Guizhou has 326, accounting for 88.10%. The number of Chinese medicinal materials in all prefectures and cities is over 1,000.

"Sichuan, Guangdong, Yunnan and Guizhou, authentic medicinal materials." The Chinese medicinal materials in Guizhou Province are not only diverse in variety and large in reserves, but also have a reputation as "authentic medicinal materials". The rare and precious medicinal materials mainly include Panax notoginseng, Artemisia balsamifera, Bezoar, etc.; the authentic medicinal materials mainly include Gastrodia elata, Eucommia ulmoides, Dendrobium candidum, Magnolia officinalis, Pinellia ternata, Evodia rutaecarpa, Phellodendron chinense, Codonopsis pilosula, Polygonum multiflorum, Gentiana scabra, Asparagus cochinchinensis, Polygonatum sibiricum, Honeysuckle, Platycodon grandiflorum, Gallnut, Cinnabaris, Realgar, etc. 35 kinds. Our province has more than 100 varieties of Chinese medicinal materials that are competitive in the country, and more than 90 varieties are exported. Gastrodia elata, Eucommia ulmoides, Cinnabaris, etc. enjoy a high reputation both in ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad. In recent years, great progress has been made in the research on the introduction and domestication of authentic wild Chinese medicinal materials. Wild materials have been transformed into domesticated materials and more than 70 authentic medicinal materials have been successfully introduced, including Gastrodia elata, Eucommia ulmoides, Magnolia officinalis, Dendrobium officinale, and Blumea balsamifera.

The traditional Chinese medicines in Guizhou Province not only have high medicinal value, but also have broad prospects for industrial development. The production of gallnut, yam, sea buckthorn, kiwi fruit, houttuynia cordata, ginkgo, tremella, konjac, and bitter tea is currently listed as a key development and cultivation project in the green industry.