Bridge Bridge Codonopsis is the head of China's four famous party ginseng. The original plant is the party of the Sichuan ginseng ginseng branch, alias: board party, China board party. For hi light, hi cool, hi moist, colder than cold, afraid of water plants.

Banqiao Codonopsis was first wild. According to legend, during the Hongwu period, Wang brothers and two brothers went up the mountain to dig the Codonopsis, and then went to the neighboring Fengjie for sale. They were purchased by the Jiangxi Gang “Tongchangyang” drug in Dachang Town, Wushan, and found good quality through processing. After fine processing and packing, the Shunchang River waterway was transported to Hankou, Jiujiang, Shanghai and other places for sale, and was well received by merchants. At that time, in Banqiao Town, there were more than 20 pharmacies in Banqiao Town due to the drug number of Jiangxi Gang and Sichuan Gang, and the Banqiao market in Banqiao Town was booming. Banqiao Town is also famous for it. The outside world once called Banqiao Town “Banqiao City”. To this end, the Banqiao Town at that time became the distribution center for the Codonopsis and other medicinal materials and native products in the Enshi area. It has also become a business window in western Hubei. The conversion of Banqiao Codonopsis from wild to cultivation began in the Qing Dynasty. During the Qing Dynasty and Jiaqing years, "Shi Nan Fu Zhi" contained: "More than 100 houses of Banqiao Artemisia, most of the pharmacists and pharmacies, knives and chopping fires, laughing people, throwing away the agricultural books to turn the drug spectrum, after the snow, the seeds are evenly arranged, the cloud leaves Yan Yan buds gradually spit, natural vines and vines pumping, three years do not take up the rain." Among the people in Banqiao, there has been a folk song that judges the quality of Banqiao’s Dangshen Land: “root long straight, muddy head, chicken skin wrinkle, soft, brown rice, chrysanthemum heart, gas fragrance, sweet taste, chewy no residue "The image quality of Banqiao Codonopsis is described in an extremely vivid way. Banqiao Codonopsis pilosula has a long cone or a long cylindrical shape, 10 cm to 45 cm in length and 0.5 to 2 cm in diameter. There are 5 to 15 stalk-like stems on the root of the head. The lower end of the root has dense longitudinal wrinkles. . The surface is grayish yellow to yellowish brown, the section of the skin is yellowish white, the wood part is light yellow, and the surface is chrysanthemum-like; it has a special aroma and is slightly sweet.

Banqiao Codonopsis Quality Technical Requirements (1) Variety. Codonopsis tangshen Oliv. (2) Site conditions. At an altitude of 1300 to 2000 m, carbonate mountain yellow brown soil or brown soil, pH 5.5 to 7.0, fertile soil, no pollution in the environment. (3) Cultivation management. 1. Seed collection and storage: In the middle and late August of each year, healthy and mature seeds of C. sinensis plants collected for more than 3 years are processed and stored, and the seed storage period is 1 year. 2. Seed selection: Before sowing, choose full, bright color, healthy and disease-free seeds, 1000-grain weight not less than 0.26g. 3. Sowing and seedling: using double-film single-frame high-precision seedling technology, planting not less than 1.4kg per 667 square meters (mu); the seedling height is not less than 8cm, the main root length is not less than 8cm, and the number of true leaves is quite small. In 5 pairs. 4. Site preparation: After the fall, turn the ground to a depth of 25cm to 30cm for winter, and then turn 25cm to 30cm before transplanting. The ridge width is 120cm to 130cm. The surface of the ridge is turtle's back, and the shape is about 20cm. The trench is 20 cm to 30 cm, and the drainage ditch is opened around. 5. Transplanting: Adopting the technology of ditch planting. 45,000 to 50,000 plants per acre (plant spacing 10 cm to 12 cm). 6. Reasonable rotation: adhere to the rotation cultivation measures, and the rotation period is more than 4 years. (4) Harvesting and processing. 1. Harvesting: The harvesting period is more than 3 years after planting. During the harvest season from August to September, when the upper part of the area is withered, the fleshy roots of the plant can be harvested. Harvesting method: first excavate a 30cm deep ditch at the head of the ground, and then carefully cut forward and dig out the roots. 2. Processing technology: Process: fresh ginseng → binning → soft ginseng → inverted embryo → 揉搓 → dry → inspection grading → packaging → storage. Process requirements: The kelp roots of the slabs will be removed, and the soil and debris, stems and leaves will be removed, and the files will be divided into different sizes, dried or baked to dry until the whole of the stalks is soft, and the piles are harvested to lay down the embryos. Roll the board over a rough surface for 10 to 15 times, continue to air or bake until dry. (5) Quality characteristics. 1. Sensory index: shape: long cone or long cylinder, length 10 cm to 45 cm, diameter 0.5 cm to 2 cm; root head with 5 to 15 braided stems; dense root at the lower end of the root Wrinkles, softer and more flexible. Color: The surface is grayish yellow to yellowish brown, the section of the skin is yellowish white, the wood is light yellow, and the surface is daisy-like. Odor: It has a special aroma and is slightly sweet. 2. Physical and chemical indicators: alcohol soluble matter ≥ 60.0%; total polysaccharide ≥ 20.0%; total saponin ≥ 0.25%; water ≤ 12.0%

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Producers within the protection scope of Banqiao Codon's GI products may submit an application to the Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau of Enshi City, Hubei Province for the use of the “Special Mark for Geographical Indication Products”, which is approved by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine.