Shanghang Dark Plum

Shanghang Dark Plum

Shanghang Dark Plum is a geographical indication certification trademark.

　　Shanghang Dark Plum: It gets its name from its brown or dark black color. The best quality plums are large, have thick flesh, small pits, a dark black outer skin, do not crack to expose the pit, are tender, and have an extremely sour taste. They are known for their effects in consolidating the lungs, astringing the intestines, promoting body fluids, and calming intestinal parasites. They are used to treat chronic diarrhea, prolonged dysentery, long-term cough, irritability and thirst, ascarid-induced syncope, and vomiting.

　　Shanghang Dark Plum is a specialty of Shanghang County, Longyan City, Fujian Province. Also known as sour plum, yellow plum, Hehan plum, or dried branch plum, it is made by smoking unripe green plums or ripe yellow plums over fire. Among Shanghang Dark Plums, those with a dark brown or black color are the most famous. The best-quality ones are large, have thick flesh, small pits, a dark black outer skin, do not crack to expose the pit, are tender, and have an extremely sour taste.

　　“Shanghang Dark Plum” has long been well-known and was once a tribute item during the Ming Dynasty, boasting a history of over 600 years. It is produced through a unique processing method using unripe green plums or ripe yellow plums, making it highly favored by consumers both at home and abroad. To better protect and develop this traditional specialty product, as early as 1988, Shanghang County was designated by the State Planning Commission as a dark plum export base. In 1998, the county listed the plum industry as one of the four major pillar agricultural industries in its economy and established a comprehensive standard system, implementing standardized cultivation across the region. Currently, the county has 28,600 acres of plum orchards, with a yield of over 7,000 tons and an output value of 30 million yuan in 2011.

　　Shanghang Dark Plum, a specialty of western Fujian, also known as sour plum, yellow plum, Hehan plum, or dried branch plum, is made by smoking unripe green plums or ripe yellow plums over fire. Among them, Shanghang Dark Plum is the most famous, with a dark brown or black color. The best-quality ones are large, have thick flesh, small pits, a dark black outer skin, do not crack to expose the pit, are tender, and have an extremely sour taste. Shanghang Dark Plum has a sour and warm taste, and is known for its astringent and fluid-promoting properties, as well as for calming intestinal parasites. It can be used to treat chronic cough, chronic diarrhea, bloody stools, nausea, deficiency heat and irritability, and abdominal pain due to ascarid-induced syncope.

　　In 2012, the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce officially approved “Shanghang Dark Plum” as a national geographical indication certification trademark.