Huangping Pseudostellaria heterophylla (Prince Ginseng)

Huangping Pseudostellaria heterophylla (Prince Ginseng)

　　Huangping Pseudostellaria heterophylla is a specialty of Huangping County in Qiandongnan Prefecture, Guizhou Province. In recent years, Huangping County has expanded its medicinal herb industry—particularly that of Pseudostellaria heterophylla—through a development model combining “companies, associations, planting bases, and farmers.”

　　Pseudostellaria heterophylla is an important traditional Chinese medicine, containing a variety of active compounds. It helps to invigorate qi, promote fluid production, moisten the lungs, and benefit the spleen. The annual demand for the raw material alone amounts to tens of thousands of tons. In recent years, the cultivation of Pseudostellaria heterophylla has gained popularity among growers due to its simple farming methods, good market prices, and strong demand. Many farmers have achieved prosperity through growing it, sparking a planting boom in Huangping County, Guizhou. In 2011, the county’s Pseudostellaria heterophylla cultivation area reached 26,800 mu, with an estimated annual output of 1,500 tons and a production value of nearly 300 million yuan.