Many wild plants have relatively large underground tubers. Plants such as potatoes, yam , yam , yam , nishi, sausage , nishi, taro and other plants have tubers. These tubers are as fat as ginger tubers. They can absorb enough nutrients and water in the damp soil and preserve them in the tubers. When the soil droughts, their tubers can survive for a long time. This is the tenaciousness of some wild plants .
We can also see some tenacious herbs under hillsides, valleys, and rural fields, such as Centella asiatica , Rock Coptis , Resurrection grass , Golden Thread Lotus , Seven-leaf Lotus , etc. These plants are not only tenacious, but also have high value. Their rhizomes are also developed and become quite precious after being made into medicinal materials. These plants are rarely seen now.
There is also a wild plant with a large tuber. This plant is called " Chicken Head Ginseng ". When it grows in bamboo forests, by streams, on river banks, and by roads, it will often be ignored by us. It looks like a worthless weed. However, it does not know that Chicken Head Ginseng is of great value. It will be of many uses for rational use. Now it is becoming more and more precious. It is difficult to find such chicken head Ginseng when digging on the mountain. Let's learn about Chicken Head Ginseng together.
Tubers are as big as ginger, commonly known as "chicken head ginseng". However, they do not know that they are of high value and are hard to find if they want to dig!
Tiger Ginger
Chicken Head Ginseng is also known as Baiyaozi, Panlong Qi , Tiger Ginger , etc. Because it often grows under arid valleys, some flower lovers call it " Shan Ginger ", which is the nickname of Chicken Head Ginseng. The growth cycle of chicken head ginseng in the wild is usually 3 years. It is now also a perennial herb. Because the rhizomes are valuable, some people are still purchasing it.
So the chicken head ginseng on the mountain is often dug away in spring and autumn. The leaves and stems of the chicken head ginseng will be removed, and the fibrous roots of the underground part will be cut off. After simple treatment, it can be dried.
The value of chicken head ginseng
Although chicken head ginseng is very similar to ginger, its value is even higher than ginger. In the "Handbook of Common Chinese Herbal Medicines", chicken head ginseng: " nourishes the kidneys and lungs, nourishes qi and nourishes yin." This plant can also be found in "Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicines", which says: "Sweet and slightly spicy in taste, warm in nature, and has a small poison."
can be seen. The wild chicken head ginseng is the same as the medicinal materials such as Astragalus, Atractylodes macrocephala , Rehmannia , Sweet Ding , and Sweet Ding . After processing, it can be made into Chinese medicinal materials. However, if it has not been professionally processed, the plants are slightly toxic. Therefore, if flower lovers do not know how to make Chinese medicinal materials, they should not operate them at will to avoid danger.
Harvest and processing:
Artificially grown chicken head ginseng can be harvested in spring and autumn. chicken head ginseng harvested in autumn has better quality. Some chicken head ginseng that have been cultivated for 3-4 years are very good. removes the above ground and fibrous roots, washes the soil, and then takes it out and dry or dry it, and it can be saved. Generally, this dry chicken head ginseng is purchased by the buyer.
Planting and maintenance:
There are two ways to reproduce the chicken head ginseng, namely rhizome breeding and seed breeding , but if you want to plant on a large scale, rhizome breeding is generally used, and this breeding speed will be relatively fast. It is more appropriate to choose to plant it in late autumn or early spring around late March. You only need to select some robust and disease-free plants, and then dig out their underground rhizomes as reproductive materials and plant them directly.
Regarding the type of chicken head ginseng whose tubers are as big as ginger, it is actually tiger ginger. That’s all. Have you seen it before? Some flower lovers will also call it Polygonatum , which shows that there are still many other names. If it is planted in the balcony or courtyard, it will look as beautiful as flower potted plants such as tiger skin , Monstera , Clivia, and Spider Plant.
