Shexian Chaihu [Hebei Shexian Specialty]

What is Shexian Chaihu? Authentic specialty of Shexian County, Hebei Province: Shexian Chaihu

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Basic Introduction of Shexian Chaihu

Shexian Chaihu is a specialty of Shexian County, Handan City, Hebei Province

Based on the resource advantages of wild medicinal herbs, Shexian County guides farmers to artificially plant Chinese medicinal herbs such as Bupleurum chinense. The Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Bureau, Poverty Alleviation Office and other departments carry out industrial layout planning, guide farmers to transfer land, and adopt the development and operation model of "company cooperative farmers" to unify planting, management, purchase, sales, accounting, and dividends, promote the planting of Chinese medicinal herbs, and achieve intercropping between forestry and medicine, and intercropping between grain and medicine. At present, the planting area of traditional Chinese medicine in the county is 80000 mu, and there are more than 10 planting parks with an area of over 1000 mu. Among them, the two provincial-level demonstration parks of De Lu Kang Chaihu Demonstration Park and Taihang Pharmaceutical Danshen Shegan Planting Demonstration Park in Shexian County have become models for the 100 provincial-level demonstration parks in the province. The main planting varieties are Chaihu, Danshen, Shegan, etc., and the average income increase for medicinal farmers is over 1600 yuan

Regional Scope

Shexian is located in the southwest of Hebei Province, bordering Wu'an and Cixian to the east; Connected to Zuoquan County, Licheng County, and Pingshun County in Shanxi Province to the west; It is adjacent to Lin County and Anyang County in Henan Province to the south. Located at the border of Hebei, Henan, and Shanxi provinces, with a total area of 1509 square kilometers. Chaihu in Shexian is mainly distributed within the territory of Shexian. It is mainly distributed in Zhongshan District and low mountainous areas at an altitude of 500-1500m, involving 17 towns and 308 villages including Piancheng Town, Piandian Township, Lutou Township, Liaocheng Township, Suobao Town, Henan Dian Town, Guxin Town, Xida Town, Hezhang Township, Guanfang Township, Gengle Town, Jingdian Town, Xixu Town, Longhu Township, Mujing Township, Shecheng Town, Shentou Township, etc. Its geographical coordinates are 113 ° 26 ′ 55 ″ E to 114 ° 00 ′ 16 ″ E and 36 ° 16 ′ 18 ″ N to 36 ° 54 ′ 07 ″ N. The protected area of Chaihu in Shexian County is 300000 mu, with a planting area of 50000 mu and an annual output of about 4000 tons

Quality and Technical Requirements

1. Variety

Bupleurum chinense DC

2. Site conditions

It is advisable to use the mid mountain and low mountain areas at an altitude of 200-1500 meters. The soil type is calcareous brown soil, with a pH value of 7.9-8.4, loose soil, good ventilation and drainage, soil layer thickness ≥ 30 cm, organic matter content ≥ 1.34%

III. Cultivation management

1 Crop rotation: Adopting a three-year, two crop rotation model similar to wild planting, with a focus on summer sowing. In the first autumn crop, Chaihu is intercropped in the field, and the autumn crop is harvested in the same year. Chaihu is harvested in the second autumn or spring of the third year

2. Sowing time and method

(1) Sowing time. Late June to early August

(2) Sowing method. Seed sowing requires a seed amount of 37.5-45 kilograms per hectare per acre

3. Field management

(1) Fertilization. During spring and summer, apply no less than 4500 kilograms of organic fertilizer per hectare with rainfall

(2) Bolt cutting. From late June to early July, after the buds of Bupleurum chinense appear, leave 10 centimeters of stubble on the leaves and cut off the flower stems

IV. Harvesting and Processing

1 Harvesting: Harvested from late autumn of the second year to spring of the third year before returning to green after planting Bupleurum chinense. Cut off stems and leaves, dig out roots, and trim dry stems and leaves

2. Processing: The harvested Bupleurum chinense is cleaned of impurities such as soil, stems, and leaves, and dried in a well ventilated place

The roots of Chaihu in Shexian are thick, cylindrical or conical in shape, with a length of ≥ 6 centimeters and a diameter of ≥ 0.3 centimeters. The root is swollen, with residual stem base or short fibrous leaf base at the top, and branching at the bottom. The surface is black brown or light brown. Hard and tough in texture, not easily broken. The aroma is slightly fragrant, and the taste is slightly bitter. According to the testing conducted by the Hebei Provincial Institute of Food and Drug Inspection, the total content of saikosaponin a and d in Chaihu, Shexian County is 0.69%, which is 2.3 times higher than the pharmacopoeia requirement of 0.30%; The extract is 18.3%, which is 1.67 times higher than the pharmacopoeia requirement of 11.0%

How did the history of Chaihu in Shexian come about

Shexian County is rich in wild animal and plant medicinal resources. According to the "Shexian Chronicles" of the 36th year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty, eight types of Chinese medicinal herbs, including Chaihu, Jingjie, and Fangfeng, were specialties of Shexian at that time. During the tumultuous years of the War of Resistance Against Japan, health workers from the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army, led by Minister of Health Qian Xinzhong, successfully developed the world's first modern Chinese medicine preparation, Chaihu Injection, in Shexian County in 1942, saving the lives of countless soldiers and civilians. Until today, Chaihu from Shexian is still a standard medicinal herb for the formulation of the Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China