Liuzhi Gentiana

Liuzhi Gentiana

Liuzhi Gentiana is a protected geographical indication product.

　　Liuzhi Gentiana is a specialty of Liuzhi Special District, Liupanshui, Guizhou.

　　Liuzhi Gentiana, a genuine medicinal herb from northwestern Guizhou, has long been produced in Liuzhi. In medical practice and among common people during trading, it is customary to prefix the name of the producing area to distinguish the herbs. The Gentiana produced in Liuzhi stands out for its exceptional quality, so whenever Gentiana is mentioned, it is always emphasized as being from Liuzhi. Over time, this led to the name “Liuzhi Gentiana,” which has endured.

　　With the support of the county government, Liuzhi Gentiana has been vigorously developed under the “company + association + farmers + technology + base” model. Take Guizhou Kangzhong Pharmaceutical Development Co., Ltd., a company mainly focused on growing medicinal herbs, as an example—it now has 7,000 acres planted with Liuzhi Gentiana and other herbs, distributed across areas such as Yanjiao Town, Xinhua Township, and Xinchang Township in Liuzhi. Guizhou Kangzhong Pharmaceutical Development Co., Ltd. is also a locally based enterprise in Liuzhi. It is actively engaged in expanding medicinal herb cultivation in the region and maintains close cooperation with well-known pharmaceutical companies such as Guizhou Bailing and Guizhou Taihe. “Kangzhong” sets very “strict” requirements for herb cultivation. After the seedlings are planted on the slopes, the use of fertilizers is not allowed, nor is weeding permitted. They believe that only this kind of original ecological method can produce top-quality herbs. Cultivating medicinal herbs with this philosophy not only helps increase farmers’ income but also effectively combats local rocky desertification, bringing significant social benefits. Currently, the Liuzhi Gentiana cultivated through this method has shown promising results.

　　Liuzhi Gentiana

　　 The current administrative region under the jurisdiction of Liuzhi Special District, Guizhou Province

　　 “Request from the People’s Government of Liuzhi Special District on Delimiting the Protected Geographical Indication Area of ‘Liuzhi Gentiana,’” No. 78 [2014] of Liufu Submission

　　 Guizhou Provincial Local Standard: “Liuzhi Gentiana” (Draft)