Is it spicy?
Gastrodia elata is sweet, belongs to the liver meridian, neither cold nor warm, and belongs to a kind of Chinese herbal medicine with flat nature, which can be taken in moderation for most people with physique. Moreover, Gastrodia elata also contains gastrodin, gastrodin ether glycoside and other effective components, which has the functions of calming the liver, calming the wind, and relieving spasm. It is often used to treat pain, dizziness, numbness of limbs, convulsion, epilepsy, tetanus and other diseases in clinic.
What season is gastrodia elata harvested?
In the south and low altitude areas, the growth cycle of Gastrodia elata is long, and generally stops from the end of June to the beginning of October of 1 165438. In winter, the temperature drops late, and it is not very cold. Gastrodia elata enters the dormant period late, and 165438 can be harvested from late June to early February, or in March of the following year.
Growth habit of gastrodia elata
I like cool and humid environment, and I am afraid of freezing, drought, high temperature and stagnant water. Gastrodia elata has no roots and green leaves. In the whole life cycle of two years from seed to seed, tubers lurk in the soil all the year round except for the sexual period of about 70 days on the surface. The nutrition method is special, which is designed to obtain nutrition, growth and development from the invaded Armillaria mellea mycelium. Sandy loam with rich humus, loose and fertile soil, pH value of 5.5-6.0 and good drainage should be selected for cultivation.
Gastrodia elata distribution area
Distributed in Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, Shaanxi, Gansu, Anhui, Henan, Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet and other places. Now it is artificially cultivated.