Tongling Fengdan [Anhui Tongling Specialty]

What is Tongling Fengdan? Authentic Anhui Tongling specialty: Tongling Fengdan

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Introduction to Tongling Fengdan

"Tongling Fengdan" is produced in Shun'an Town, Tongling County, with its main production area located in Fenghuang Village. Due to the highest medicinal value of the peony bark produced in this area, it is named "Fengdan". Tongling Fengdan is renowned both domestically and internationally for its high medicinal value, and has become the preferred product for traditional Chinese medicine peony. Meanwhile, due to its cultivation history of over 1600 years, the health value of "Fengdan" has been widely developed and applied, forming a unique "Fengdan" culture in the local area. In April 2006, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine approved the implementation of geographical indication product protection for Fengdan

Regional Scope

The production area of Fengdan includes Fenghuang Village, Taofeng Village, Mudan Village, Mingyue Village, Mingxing Village in Xinqiao Town, Tongling County, Anhui Province, as well as Longtan Village and Shuicun Village in Jinlang Township; Longshan Village, Xishan Village, Tieshan Village, Yashan Village, Mount Huangshan Village, Nanshan Village, Jiantan Village and Shunchong Village of Hewan Town in Nanling County now have administrative jurisdiction

Fengdan contains various chemical components such as paeoniflorin, paeonol, paeoniflorin, paeoniflorin polysaccharides, benzoic acid, sterols, volatile oils, etc; It has functions such as relaxing tendons, promoting blood circulation, clearing blood stasis, clearing heat, and cooling blood

Fengdan is round, straight, and thick, with tender texture and fine pores. The two ends are relatively flat and even, and the texture is hard and brittle. The seams are tightly closed, and the cross-section is thin and fine. It is oily and glossy, with a rich and fragrant aroma. The flesh is thick and powdery, the skin color is brown red or purple brown, and it has a silver star on the surface. The broken flour is white, and the taste is slightly bitter. Physical and chemical indicators: Danshen ≥ 1.4%, iron 150 mg/kg to 900 mg/kg, zinc 3.5 mg/kg to 16.5 mg/kg, calcium 0.3 mg/kg to 1.0 mg/kg, copper 1.5 mg/kg to 7.1 mg/kg

The "Imperial Garden Red", a double light red variety preserved and cultivated in Tongling today, according to the flower farmer surnamed Sheng, was given to their ancestors by the emperor at that time. Tongling peonies are mainly used for the production of medicinal materials, with a single variety and concentrated cultivation in the Fenghuang Mountain area. Their quantity can be ranked first in the country. The cultivation of white peony is recorded in both the "Chao County Annals" and the "Wuwei County Annals". There are still mountain cliff peonies passed down from the Song Dynasty in Chaohu City today. Due to their snow-white and jade like color, they are known as the "Silver Screen Peony". During the Song Dynasty, Ouyang Xiu left a poem about this peony when he was an official in Chuzhou. This peony plant is particularly unique. For thousands of years, according to observations by local people, it is certain to bloom every year during the "Grain Rain" season, but the number of blooms varies. 11-13 blooms indicate a heavy flood that year, 6-7 blooms indicate good weather that year, and less than 5 blooms indicate drought. In addition, Anhui also has Ningguo, Shexian and other places, which have been rich in peonies in history. The "Ningguo County Annals" records: "Ningguo and Panlong produce peonies, which are precious in yellow and white. The local people transport them to Guangdong, and the price is heavy in Luoyang. After the chaos of Hongyang, the production is very rare. In recent times, Chen's business and art still preserve the legacy of peonies." In short, Anhui peonies. Mainly engaged in the production of medicinal herbs, with relatively few ornamental varieties