What are the specialties of Alashan?

Ephedra is a small shrub of Ephedraceae, with a height of 20-40 cm. Woody stems is short or prostrate, with straight or slightly curved branchlets. Ephedra is distributed in areas with low humidity and little water. Ephedra sinica is a precious Chinese herbal medicine and cash crop in Alashan.

Second, the mountain agarwood

Erect shrub, 1-4m high; The bark peeled off and cracked. Branches are grayish brown, usually with branchlets on four edges, glabrous and sparse lenticels. It is produced in Helan Mountain area at the junction of Inner Mongolia and Ningxia, as well as in southwestern Shaanxi, Gansu, eastern Qinghai and western Sichuan. As a valuable Chinese herbal medicine, Aquilaria sinensis is also a cash crop in Alashan.

Third, camel hair.

Alashan bactrian camel and white cashmere goat are two dominant livestock breeds in Alashan. The number of camels once ranked first in all counties in China, so it has the reputation of "the hometown of camels", and its high-quality camel hair enjoys a high reputation at home and abroad, and has won the "Amika Camel Hair Award" in the United States. Alashan white cashmere ranks first in the world in fineness, luminosity and whiteness, and is known as "fiber gem".

Four. Cynomorium alashanense

Cynomorium songaricum is a perennial succulent parasitic herb. Cynomorium songaricum is parasitic on the root of Nitraria tangutorum, and the whole plant is reddish brown and has no chlorophyll. On 2011September 13, People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Ministry of Agriculture approved the registration and protection of geographical indications of "Alashan Cynomorium songaricum" agricultural products.

Cistanche deserticola in Alashan

Located in the hinterland of Asian continent, Alashan League is an inland plateau, far from the ocean and surrounded by mountains, forming a typical continental climate and suitable for planting Cistanche deserticola. On August 3rd, 20 12, the former People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Ministry of Agriculture formally approved the registration and protection of geographical indications of agricultural products for "Cistanche deserticola".

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