Crystal Arrowroot

Crystal Arrowroot

　　Crystal Arrowroot

　　Arrowroot, also known as Chicken Root or Sweet Arrowroot, is a perennial deciduous vine legume. The plant is highly versatile, with all parts offering significant value. According to the “Shennong Bencao Jing” (The Divine Farmer’s Materia Medica), arrowroot has the effects of invigorating yang, relaxing muscles, promoting rash eruption, stopping diarrhea, relieving restlessness and quenching thirst. It is commonly used in the treatment of colds, feverish headaches, irritability and heat, diarrhea, dysentery, blocked measles rashes, high blood pressure, angina pectoris and other conditions.

　　Today, people are embracing green consumption and returning to nature. As a result, countries around the world are placing great emphasis on the research and development of health foods. The popularity of arrowroot-based delicacies is rising globally. Processed arrowroot products such as separated and refined arrowroot powder, arrowroot paste, arrowroot jelly, and arrowroot juice are selling well in markets in Japan, Southeast Asia, Europe and America. Oral liquid made from arrowroot powder, canned arrowroot jelly, mixed arrowroot essence, and large red sausages made with arrowroot powder are especially popular among women, children, and the elderly.

　　In recent years, the town has planted arrowroot on approximately 3,000 acres, with an estimated annual production of 5,000 tons of fresh arrowroot.