Zhengcheng Honeysuckle [Shandong Pingyi Specialty]

What is Zhengcheng honeysuckle? Authentic Shandong Pingyi specialty: Zhengcheng honeysuckle

Content summary:Do you want to know what Zhengcheng honeysuckle is? This article is a detailed introduction to the specialty of Pingyi, Shandong Province - Zhengcheng Honeysuckle. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of Zhonghua Specialty Network after reviewing and collecting relevant information on Zhengcheng Honeysuckle. The full text takes about 9 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Zhengcheng Honeysuckle and the product characteristics of Zhengcheng Honeysuckle? How did the history of Zhengcheng honeysuckle come about? The awards and honors of Zhengcheng honeysuckle

Introduction to Zhengcheng Honeysuckle

Pingyi County Honeysuckle Standardization Planting Association has applied for certification of the geographical indication "Zhengcheng Town Honeysuckle". Zhengcheng Town is the largest production area of honeysuckle in China and is the main production area of "Zhengcheng Town Honeysuckle". The town has a planting area of 110000 mu and an annual output of 6 million kilograms of dried flowers, earning the title of "China's First Honeysuckle Town". In recent years, the honeysuckle industry has always been regarded as the core pillar industry of the whole town, adhering to the goal of "unity, dedication, practicality, innovation, expanding the honeysuckle industry, and building a strong town with characteristics". Honeysuckle is known as penicillin in traditional Chinese medicine, which has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, cooling and dispersing wind heat. Many modern Chinese medicine formulas use honeysuckle, and any slight changes in the price of honeysuckle will affect the entire honeysuckle market. The town implements effective measures such as guidance, association promotion, and industry self-discipline to provide high-quality honeysuckle

The efficacy of honeysuckle is to dispel wind heat, clear heat and detoxify. Its active ingredients are mainly chlorogenic acid and osmanthus glycosides. The national standard for chlorogenic acid should not be lower than 0.15%, and for sweet osmanthus, it should not be lower than 0.05%. Zhengcheng honeysuckle produced in Pingyi benefits from advantages such as climate, soil, and variety, with contents of 3.07% and 0.193%, respectively, which are much higher than the national standard and other regional products. It belongs to high-quality honeysuckle

1. External sensory characteristics: Represented by honeysuckle flower buds, they are rod-shaped, thick at the top and slightly curved at the bottom, 2-3 centimeters long, with a diameter of 3 millimeters at the top and thinner at the bottom. The surface is yellow white or green white, gradually darkening over time, and covered with dense short hairs. Occasionally, leaf shaped bracts are seen. Calyx green, apex five lobed, lobes hairy. The corolla is cylindrical in shape and has two lips at the tip. Five stamens, one pistil, and a hairless ovary. It has a fragrant aroma and a mild bitter taste

2. Internal quality indicators: The effective ingredients of Zhengcheng honeysuckle are chlorogenic acid, luteolin, etc. The content of chlorogenic acid directly affects the internal quality of honeysuckle. The content of effective ingredients also varies among different colors and degrees of openness of honeysuckle. The color of honeysuckle is closely related to its chlorogenic acid content: the content of light yellow white with green heads is relatively high, followed by light yellow brown, and the content after all brown is less than 1/10 of the former. Therefore, timely harvesting can greatly improve the intrinsic quality of honeysuckle. The effective components of Zhengcheng honeysuckle have a moisture content of 10-10.5%, a chlorogenic acid content of ≥ 4.5%, and a verbascoside content of not less than 0.05-0.1%. 3. Safety requirements: Zhengcheng honeysuckle must meet the hygiene standards of "pollution-free food" set by the Ministry of Agriculture. Those who fall under the circumstances stipulated in Article 33 of the Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Law shall not be listed for sale