Hezhang Pinellia

Hezhang Pinellia

Hezhang Pinellia is a protected geographical indication product.

　　Pinellia is the dried tuber of the plant Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit. from the Araceae family, also known as Pinellia ternata or three-leaved Pinellia. It is a commonly used and important traditional Chinese medicine. It has effects such as drying dampness and resolving phlegm, reducing nausea, and reducing swelling and dispersing nodules. In recent years, it has been extensively cultivated in provinces and cities such as Guizhou, Sichuan, and Chongqing. Among them, Hezhang County in the Bijie region is the main production area of Pinellia medicinal materials in Guizhou Province, with over twenty years of history in artificial cultivation of Pinellia. In Hezhang County’s Hezhen Township, 80% of farming households grow Pinellia, and the planting scale has reached more than 135 hectares.

　　The current administrative regions of 27 towns and townships in Hezhang County, Guizhou Province, including Chengguan Town, Baiguo Town, Magu Town, Caishen Town, Liuchuhe Town, Yemachuan Town, Dayi Township, Shuitangbao Township, Xingfa Township, Songlinpo Township, Zijie Township, Zhushi Township, Luozhou Township, Shuangping Township, Tieshang Township, Fuchu Township, Kele Township, Hezhen Township, Dezhuo Township, Anlexi Township, Zhuming Township, Jiegou Township, Gaji Township, Zhezhuang Township, Pingshan Township, Guda Township, and Weishe Township.

　　"Request from the People's Government of Hezhang County, Guizhou Province, Regarding the Delineation of the Geographical Indication Protection Scope for 'Hezhang Pinellia'" (He Fu Cheng [2012] No. 67); Local standard of Hezhang County: DB522428/T011-2011 "Cultivation Technical Specifications for Hezhang Pinellia"