Planting area of Chinese herbal medicine in Yunnan Province in 2021

The planting area of Chinese herbal medicines in Yunnan Province in 2021 is 9.016 million mu.

Yunnan Province, the planting area of Chinese herbal medicines grew from 7.47 million mu in 2017 to 9.016 million mu in 2021, and the planting area, production, agricultural output value and other major economic indicators ranked the first in the country for five consecutive years, becoming a veritable main production area of Chinese herbal medicines in the country.

Yunnan is a "treasure trove of medicines", medicinal biological resources amounted to 6,559 species, the total number of species of Chinese herbal resources and the total number of medicinal plants accounted for 51.4% and 55.4% of the country respectively. Of the 40 national species of bulk medicinal herbs, Yunnan has 10 species, accounting for 25%.

Introduction of Traditional Chinese Medicine:

The medicines that are collected, concocted and prepared under the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine theories to illustrate the mechanism of action and guide clinical application are collectively known as traditional Chinese medicines. In short, Chinese medicines are substances used for the prevention, treatment, and diagnosis of diseases with rehabilitation and health care effects under the guidance of Chinese medicine theory.

Chinese medicines are mainly derived from natural medicines and their processed products, including plant medicines, animal medicines, mineral medicines and some chemical and biological products. Since the majority of Chinese medicines are plant-based, there is a saying that "all medicines are grass-based". The distribution and production of natural medicinal herbs cannot be separated from certain natural conditions. The production of various medicinal herbs, regardless of species, yield and quality have a certain regional. Therefore, since ancient times, medical doctors attach great importance to the local herbs.

The so-called authentic medicinal herbs, also known as authentic medicinal herbs, is a special term for high-quality and pure medicinal herbs, which refers to the medicinal herbs with a long history, suitable place of origin, excellent varieties, production of macro-abundance, concoctions, outstanding therapeutic effects, with regional characteristics.

For example, angelica in Gansu, wolfberry in Ningxia, rhubarb in Qinghai, astragalus in Inner Mongolia, ginseng, fine Xin, Schisandra in Northeast China, ginseng in Shanxi, dian ginseng in Henan, dihuang, hyssop, yam, chrysanthemum, and so on.