Lueyang Polygonatum

Lueyang Polygonatum

Lueyang Polygonatum is a protected geographical indication product.

　　Lueyang Polygonatum is a specialty of Lueyang County, Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province. The Polygonatum base in Wulongdong Town, Lueyang County, has successfully passed the national GAP on-site certification, becoming the second traditional Chinese medicinal herb planting base in the county to receive national GAP standard certification after the first one — the planting base of Gastrodia elata, a geographical indication product. It has become another "golden rice bowl" for local farmers to increase their income and achieve prosperity.

　　Polygonatum, also known as tiger ginger or chicken-head ginseng, is a traditional Chinese medicinal herb. In ancient pharmacopoeias, it was regarded as a miraculous tonic for longevity and a dual-purpose item for both medicine and food. The Polygonatum base in Lueyang County is a standardized medicinal herb cultivation base jointly established by the county and Shaanxi Buchang Pharmaceutical Group. Currently, its standardized planting area reaches 15,000 mu, with 45,000 mu under forest planting and wild nurturing. The annual demand exceeds 1,000 tons. In the process of economic transformation and upgrading, the county actively supports emerging industries such as the planting and deep processing of medicinal herbs. Through the exploration of a "company + base + farmer" business model, it has achieved favorable economic and social benefits.

　　17 towns (subdistrict offices) and 145 administrative villages in Lueyang County, Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province, including Xingzhou Subdistrict Office, Hengxianhe Subdistrict Office, Jinjiahe Town, Jieguanting Town, Baishuijiang Town, Xujiaoping Town, Lianghekou Town, Xiakouyi Town, Lusuhe Town, Guozhen Town, Xihuiba Town, Matiwan Town, Wulongdong Town, Xiantaiba Town, Guanyinsi Town, Heihe Town, and Baiquesi Town.