Qichun Medicinal Herbs

Qichun Medicinal Herbs

　　Qichun Medicinal Herbs　Huanggang is located south of the Dabie Mountains, where farmers have long had the tradition of cultivating Chinese medicinal herbs. The region boasts abundant medicinal resources, with no fewer than 400 commonly used herbs. The great pharmacologist Li Shizhen was born here. By the mid-Ming Dynasty, Qizhou had become a nationally renowned port and trading hub for the import and export of Chinese medicinal herbs, with its herbal "throughput ranking first in the Jianghuai region." In 1996, the state designated Qizhou’s Chinese medicinal materials market as one of the 17 national specialized medicinal markets. Qichun County was listed as a national production base county for Eucommia and Magnolia officinalis, with over 170 medicinal herb plantations covering an area of 200,000 mu. Among them, the Li Shizhen Medicinal Plantation is a key national medicinal cultivation base. The Qizhou Medicinal Materials Market currently has more than 500 fixed retail shops, with a daily throughput of over 100 tons of herbs and a daily trading volume of more than 600,000 yuan. (Qichun)