Lichuan Huanglian [Hubei Lichuan Specialty]

What is Lichuan Huanglian? Authentic Hubei Lichuan specialty: Lichuan Huanglian

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Basic Introduction of Lichuan Huanglian

Lichuan Huanglian is a traditional Chinese medicinal herb, a specialty of Lichuan County, Hubei Province, and a national geographical indication product of China.

. Lichuan Huanglian resembles chicken feet and is called Chicken Claw Huanglian, also known as Nan'an Weilian. It is a precious variety of Huanglian, and it is said that Beijing Tongrentang used Lichuan Huanglian as its raw material. Lichuan Huanglian is shaped like chicken feet, with clusters of roots and stems, and solid yellow fertilizer. It was listed as a tribute as early as the Tang Dynasty. In 1976, Lichuan was designated as the "National Huanglian Base". Lichuan Huanglian ranks first in quality in China, and its annual output is second only to Chongqing Shizhu, ranking second in China

Top grade. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, Huanglian was designated as a tribute, and the Sichuan production area had to pay tribute to the court every year. In the Qing Dynasty, Huanglian was once sold overseas, worth tens of thousands of yuan per year. It traveled far away to countries such as Japan and Korea, and was named "Huanglian" because its roots were in the shape of continuous beads and yellow in color. And those with a plump, continuous bead shape, solid texture, yellow cross-section, no residual stems or fibrous roots are preferred

How did the history of Lichuan Huanglian come about

China is the country that planted Huanglian earliest in the world, and Lichuan is also one of the earliest regions in China to plant Huanglian. According to Gu Xueqiu's 1939 "Investigation of Xikang Medicinal Materials", China began to artificially cultivate Huanglian since the Tang Dynasty. The cultivation of Coptis chinensis in Lichuan began in the Tang Dynasty. In 742 AD (the first year of the Tianbao reign of the Tang Dynasty), the "Annals of the Ninth Year of Yuanfeng" recorded: "Shizhou (later known as Enshi) offered ten pounds of Coptis chinensis and one hundred grains of wood medicine. It can be seen that during the Tang Dynasty, Huanglian was an extremely precious tribute. Volume 42, page 26 of the "Annals of the Song Dynasty" records: "Shizhou Xiaqingjiang Commandery... Gonghuanglian". In 1891 (the 17th year of the Guangxu reign), the "Lichuan County Annals, Volume 7, Materials and Products" recorded: "Huanglian is widely produced in the city, and those that resemble chicken legs are good." This indicates that during the Ming Dynasty's chieftain system, Lichuan Huanglian had been widely cultivated and had standards for distinguishing good from bad. In fact, from the Tang Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, Huanglian has always been an important local product in Lichuan and used as a tribute. After the Qing Dynasty, the planting area of Huanglian gradually increased. Before the War of Resistance Against Japan, some Huanglian from Lichuan was exported to Japan and various European and American countries through Wanzhou (Wanxian) in Chongqing

Awards and honors of Lichuan Huanglian

Lichuan Huanglian is shaped like chicken feet, with roots and stems clustered together, and a solid yellow fertilizer. It was listed as a tribute as early as the Tang Dynasty

The state-owned Fubao Yam Material Field and Moudao Sanhe Medicinal Material Field have been awarded the Hubei Provincial GAP Traditional Chinese Medicine Demonstration Project Base