Zhongjiang Salvia miltiorrhiza

Zhongjiang Salvia miltiorrhiza

Zhongjiang Salvia miltiorrhiza is a product protected under China's geographical indications system.

Zhongjiang Salvia miltiorrhiza is a geographical indication certification trademark.

　　The southwestern region is a treasure trove of traditional Chinese medicinal resources. With its diverse climates—subfrigid, subtropical, and tropical zones—each area nurtures its own distinctive botanical resources. "Zhongjiang Salvia miltiorrhiza" is an ecotype that has developed and evolved under the unique ecological conditions of Zhongjiang (Zhongjiang County, Sichuan Province). It has a long history of large-scale artificial cultivation, leading the nation in yield per unit area, medicinal potency, root color, and appearance. It has long been the primary high-quality authentic source of the traditional Chinese medicinal export product Salvia miltiorrhiza, enjoying fame both in China and abroad. The dried roots (dried product) of Zhongjiang Salvia miltiorrhiza feature a reddish-brown epidermis, a purple-brown flesh, a fine woody core, and a strong aroma. Its content of Tanshinone IIA meets the standards of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia, and its Salvianolic acid B content is ≥5%.

　　In 2004, Zhongjiang became one of the first national counties to establish a national-level pollution-free traditional Chinese medicinal material production demonstration base. In October 2005, it was awarded the certificate of "National Pollution-Free Agricultural Products Production Demonstration Base County Compliance Unit" by the Ministry of Agriculture. In 2008, the geographical indication product protection for Zhongjiang Salvia miltiorrhiza successfully passed the national review.

　　Production Area Scope

　　　　The protected production area scope of Zhongjiang Salvia miltiorrhiza as a geographical indication product is based on the proposed area outlined in the "Proposal on the Delimitation of the Geographical Indication Product Protection Area Scope of 'Zhongjiang Salvia miltiorrhiza'" (Jiang Fu Han [2007] No. 60) issued by the People's Government of Zhongjiang County, Sichuan Province. It includes the current administrative regions of 18 townships in Zhongjiang County, Sichuan Province: Shiquan Township, Jifeng Town, Gudian Township, Jiqing Town, Xinglong Town, Fuxing Town, Hexing Township, Nanhua Town, Nanshan Town, Qinghe Township, Yuxing Town, Yong'an Town, Yuelai Town, Huilong Town, Wadian Township, Fengdian Town, Guangfu Town, and Wanfu Town.