Pinghan Pueraria

Pinghan Pueraria

　　Pinghan Pueraria is mainly produced in Pinghan Administrative Village, Gonghe Town. It is rich in coarse fiber, has tender white flesh, no residue, and a sweet and pure taste. It offers benefits such as clearing heat and relieving summer heat, cooling blood to stop dysentery, and lowering blood pressure. It is an excellent ingredient for making soup, yielding a broth that is sweet, clear, cool, and refreshing. The processed “pueraria powder” can treat sore throats and detoxify heat. During the harvest season each year, merchants from Hong Kong, Macau, and mainland China come to place orders, making it well-known across Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macau, and Southeast Asia. In 1950, villagers began large-scale cultivation for export, and in the early 1970s, planting gradually expanded to areas such as Da’ao, Laisu, Juyuan, and Tiegang. In 1998, the town planted 213.3 hectares of pueraria, with a per-mu output value of 4,000 yuan and a total output value of 12.8 million yuan. Among this, Pinghan Village planted 60 hectares, generating an output value of 3.6 million yuan.