Pearl ginseng

Last updated 2026-11-16 — Pearl ginseng is a species listed in both the Chinese Pharmacopoeia and the Yunnan Provincial Pharmaceutical Standards. It is mainly produced in Yunnan and is one of the precious and commonly used traditional Chinese medicines. It has long been a traditional medicine frequently used by ethnic groups in our province such as the Bai, Naxi, Lisu, and Tibetan peoples. For a long time, the supply for medicinal use has relied on the collection of wild resources. Coupled with unregulated and excessive harvesting in recent years, as well as deforestation in certain areas that has disrupted the natural ecological balance, some species have become endangered. As a result, the price of pearl ginseng has soared, and wild resources alone can no longer meet market demand. The scarcity of pearl ginseng resources has become a bottleneck restricting the sustainable development of related pharmaceutical industries, making artificial cultivation an inevitable choice to address the shortage. The county has nearly 30,000 acres of arable land suitable for growing pearl ginseng. To date, a standardized artificial cultivation demonstration base and a high-quality seedling breeding base have been established, laying a solid foundation for future large-scale promotion.