Zhenxiong Gastrodia Elata

Zhenxiong Gastrodia Elata

　　Zhenxiong Gastrodia Elata is a specialty of Zhenxiong County, Zhaotong City, Yunnan Province. Known as the hometown of Gastrodia Elata, Zhenxiong is famous worldwide for the high quality and attractive appearance of its Gastrodia Elata. The amino acid content of Gastrodia Elata grown in Zhenxiong is the highest in China, making it an important indicator of internal quality.

　　Gastrodia Elata is both a biological resource and a significant traditional Chinese medicinal industry. Currently, the total planting area of Gastrodia Elata in Zhenxiong has exceeded 200,000 square meters, with an annual output of over 2.4 million kilograms of fresh Gastrodia Elata and a production value of 20 million yuan. There are currently three enterprises engaged in the production and sale of Armillaria mellea and germination fungi. Among them, Rongcheng Natural Biological Development Co., Ltd. integrates research, breeding, production, and cultivation, and has achieved a certain scale of development. It can produce 750,000 bottles of "two fungi" annually and cultivate Gastrodia Elata on 80,000 square meters, generating an annual output value of over 8 million yuan. The company's "Rongsheng Brand Gastrodia Elata Health Product Series" has been registered as a trademark with the National Administration for Industry and Commerce.