Weiyuan County is the birthplace of the ancient Weihe River, which is located at the intersection of the southern geosyncline of the West Qinling Mountains and the platform of the Loess Plateau. The loess layer in the northern arid mountainous area is deep, suitable for planting Codonopsis pilosula, with solid skin, sweet fragrance and good quality, and is known as the "hometown of Codonopsis pilosula".
codonopsis pilosula is the root of codonopsis pilosula (French) nannf, a perennial herb of Campanulaceae. It is a unique product of Codonopsis pilosula (Codonopsis pilosula) in Weiyuan, a unique geographical and climatic environment in our county, so it is a specialty of Weiyuan. The root of codonopsis pilosula in Weiyuan is long and cylindrical, with few branches. There is often an enlarged root head (commonly known as lion's head) at the top, which has many tumor-like stem marks. The skin is yellowish brown or milky white, with fine horizontal stripes on the upper part and longitudinal stripes on the lower part after drying. White glue overflowed from the fresh root fracture, and it was black after drying. The cross section is yellowish chrysanthemum heart, with thick meat, solid constitution and special smell. It is dry and sweet without residue after chewing. Weiyuan white-striped codonopsis pilosula leads all codonopsis pilosula in quality, which is comparable to ginseng. Medicinal value of Weiyuan White-striped Codonopsis pilosula: Weiyuan White-striped Codonopsis pilosula is used as medicine with roots, which has the functions of invigorating qi and nourishing blood, harmonizing spleen and stomach, promoting fluid production and clearing away lung heat, prolonging life, and has the magical effect of preventing and treating cancer. Indications: shortness of breath and weakness, fluid injury and thirst, weakness of spleen and stomach, loss of appetite, loose stool, lung deficiency and cough and asthma. Other uses of Weiyuan White-striped Codonopsis pilosula: Weiyuan White-striped Codonopsis pilosula not only can be used for medicine, but also can be used for cooking soup and eating, and it can also develop Codonopsis pilosula vinegar, Codonopsis pilosula wine, Codonopsis pilosula paste and other health care products. The original medicine and processed products of Weiyuan White-striped Codonopsis pilosula are mainly sold to major Chinese herbal medicine markets in China, and some of them are exported to Southeast Asia, Taiwan Province, Hongkong and other countries and regions, which are favored by merchants and consumers. According to the Records of Weiyuan County, our county has been planted in a large area since 1963, and the planting area has increased year by year. In 1965, the planting area was more than 3, mu, in 197, it was 1, mu, in 1976, it quickly developed to 15, mu, in 1985, it planted more than 2, mu, and after 2, the area has increased to about 8, mu, and the output reached 15, mu. In 21, the planting area reached 1, mu and the output reached more than 2, tons. The product quality appraisal report (GSDB21(9)) of the Agricultural Products Quality and Safety Center of the Ministry of Agriculture, the People's Republic of China and the National Agricultural Products Geographical Indications Working Organization is that the external sensory characteristics of Codonopsis pilosula in Weiyuan are consistent with the description of the application materials, mainly manifested in the following aspects: the root strip is long (the root length is 2-3cm), fat, long cylindrical, with few or no branches, few fibrous roots and a swelling at the top. White glue overflowed from the broken part of fresh roots, which turned brown after drying. The cross section is white outside and yellow inside, with chrysanthemum heart, thick meat and solid texture. The smell is slightly fragrant, the taste is sweet, and it is sweet without residue after chewing, and the taste is good. High yield (2-3kg per mu). Excellent quality and high medicinal value. Over the years, leaders, experts and scholars at all levels who have come to Weiyuan to inspect the Chinese herbal medicine industry, including the white-striped codonopsis pilosula industry in Weiyuan, have been coming in endlessly. The State Council-When Premier visited Dingxi, he saw the Weiyuan white-striped codonopsis pilosula arranged in the exhibition hall; Secretary of the Central Committee and Deputy Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection came to Dingxi City to visit the exhibition hall of Chinese herbal medicines in Weiyuan County of Longxi Convention and Exhibition Center. Jiang Shusheng, Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) and Chairman of the NLD Central Committee, came to Weiyuan to investigate the Chinese herbal medicine industry; Chen Zongxing, vice chairman of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and executive vice chairman of the Central Committee of the Agricultural Workers' Party, inspected the industry of codonopsis pilosula in Weiyuan. Wang Guoliang, deputy director of the State Support Office, also inspected Weiyuan White Striped Codonopsis pilosula industry; Li Zhenya, vice chairman of Gansu Provincial Political Consultative Conference, and director of science, education, culture and health of Provincial People's Congress also investigated Weiyuan Chinese herbal medicine industry; Shi Jing, former party secretary, Yang Zixing, mayor Xu Erfeng and Niu Xinmin, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, all came to Weiyuan to investigate the Chinese herbal medicine industry. Professor Li Yingdong from Taiwan Province University of Traditional Chinese Medicine led graduate students to Weiyuan for a field trip to Codonopsis pilosula. Well-known domestic pharmaceutical companies often visit Weiyuan Baitiao Dangshen Base. In recent years, provinces, cities and counties have attached great importance to the development of Chinese herbal medicine industry. The province issued the "Support Measures for Accelerating the Development of Chinese Herbal Medicine Industry in Gansu Province", taking our county as the key county of Weiyuan Baitiao Dangshen to support development; The city put forward the grand idea of building Dingxi into the "Drug Capital of China" and issued the preferential policy of "Opinions on Further Accelerating the Development of Chinese Herbal Medicine Industry"; The county put forward the goal of building a "national famous Chinese herbal medicine base", and formulated development plans, introduced preferential policies, and took various measures to vigorously develop the Chinese herbal medicine industry, including Weiyuan White Codonopsis pilosula industry. Our county has always attached great importance to building the brand advantage of Weiyuan White Striped Codonopsis pilosula. In September, 2, our county was named "the hometown of codonopsis pilosula in China" by the Organizing Committee of the specialty town of China Agricultural Society. In 23, Weiyuan white-striped codonopsis pilosula and its products were recognized as origin-marked products by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine. In 24, Xinzhai Town of Weiyuan County was recognized as the origin of pollution-free Chinese herbal medicine (Codonopsis pilosula) by the Provincial Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Department, and it was re-examined and renewed. In 25, Weiyuan County was approved by the Provincial Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision as a provincial-level demonstration area for standardization of Chinese herbal medicines. Completed the trademark registration of "Tiaobao" brand Codonopsis pilosula, "Delin", "Yanyu" and "Xiaomei" brand series of Chinese herbal medicine products and the certification trademark registration of "Weiyuan White Codonopsis pilosula". The "Weiyuan local standard for processing quality of white-striped codonopsis pilosula pieces" and "Weiyuan local standard for production quality and safety of white-striped codonopsis pilosula pieces" have been formulated and completed, and are being reviewed and promulgated with the Quality Supervision Bureau.
geographical scope
Weiyuan Codonopsis pilosula production area is located at the edge of the Loess Plateau and the northern slope of the West Qinling Mountains, in the middle of Gansu Province, and belongs to one of the six counties and one district of Dingxi City, 184 kilometers away from Lanzhou, the provincial capital, and 98 kilometers away from Dingxi City, with a land span of 13 44'-14 2' east longitude. Between 34 53' and 35 25' north latitude, it is 56 kilometers wide from north to south and 6 kilometers long from east to west, with a total area of 2,65.51 square kilometers and an altitude of 1,93-3,941 meters. Longxi in the east, Zhangxian and Zhuoni in the south, Dingxi in the northeast, Lintao in the northwest and Kangle and Lintan across the Taohe River in the southwest. The county has jurisdiction over 8 towns and 8 townships, 21 administrative villages and 2,645 villagers' groups. * * * There are 347,8 people, including 34,2 agricultural people. There are five ethnic groups: Han, Manchu, Mongolian, Hui and Tibetan, among which the Han nationality accounts for 99.77%. The cultivated land area is 85,3 mu, including 676,5 mu in mountainous area, 15,1 mu in Sichuan area and 25, mu in tableland. There are 83,2 mu of water land in the Sichuan platform. Weiyuan County has a high terrain in the southwest and a low terrain in the northeast, with deep and fertile soil and a semi-arid and semi-humid agricultural area. The water sources in the valley area are mainly domestic surface water and groundwater, while the water sources in the northern mountainous area mainly rely on natural rainfall and rainwater harvesting and irrigation saving, and the underground water sources in the southern Eryin area are rich. There is no large-scale industry and industrial pollution in the county, which is a natural green food production area.
product quality characteristics
(1) External sensory characteristics: Codonopsis pilosula (French) Nannf, a perennial herb of Campanulaceae, is a unique product of Codonopsis pilosula, which was formed by the population of Luyuan in the unique geographical and climatic environment of Weiyuan County, so it is a specialty of Weiyuan. The root of codonopsis pilosula in Weiyuan is long and cylindrical, with few branches. There is often an enlarged root head (commonly known as lion's head) at the top, which has many tumor-like stem marks. The skin is yellowish brown or milky white, with fine horizontal stripes on the upper part and longitudinal stripes on the lower part after drying. White glue overflowed from the fresh root fracture, and it was black after drying. The cross section is yellowish chrysanthemum heart, with thick meat, solid constitution and special smell. It is dry and sweet without residue after chewing. (2) Intrinsic quality index: Weiyuan Codonopsis pilosula is rich in nutrition, and its physical and chemical indexes are: crude fat is more than 5g/kg, crude protein is more than 12g/kg, crude fiber is less than 53g/kg, total sugar is more than 55g/kg, moisture is less than 14g/kg, nitrogen-free extract is more than 75g/kg, and ash is less than 34g/kg. (3) Safety requirements: The production of Codonopsis pilosula in Weiyuan is strictly in accordance with the requirements of NY5318-26 Pollution-free Food Reference Category, and the agricultural inputs and field inputs should be used reasonably in production according to the Technical Specification for Standardized Production of Codonopsis pilosula in Dangchang City, Longnan City. It is strictly forbidden to use highly toxic pesticides explicitly prohibited by the state, plant growth hormone, and strictly implement the safety interval of pesticides. Only after passing the inspection of pesticide residues can they be put on the market for sale. Weiyuan White-striped Codonopsis pilosula was produced and managed in strict accordance with the local standard of Gansu Province DB62/816-22-the quality and safety of pollution-free Chinese herbal medicine Codonopsis pilosula in Dingxi area. Agricultural inputs were reasonably used, highly toxic pesticides prohibited by the state were strictly used, and the pesticide safety interval was strictly implemented, and the test was qualified.