Wenshang Burdock is a geographical indication certification trademark.

Burdock is native to China and is mainly wild. It was introduced to Japan around 940 AD. When Japan occupied Taiwan, local farmers were required to plant it in large quantities in Tainan. The main reason was that Tainan had loose sandy soil along the Zengwen River. , the Tropic of Cancer climate and the extension of the Alishan Mountains have made the local burdock uniquely valuable. Taiwan has been eaten as a vegetable for many years and is known as the birthplace of burdock. Now the Japanese regard burdock as a high-end vegetable with excellent nutritional and health care value. With its unique aroma and pure taste, burdock is popular in Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia, and has attracted the attention of knowledgeable people in Europe and the United States. It is comparable to ginseng and has the reputation of "Oriental ginseng". Burdock tea has a golden color, pleasant fragrance, and is as cheap as gold, so it is called golden burdock tea in Tainan.

Burdock, also known as burdock seed, is a high-end nutritious vegetable. Four kilometers north of Kangjun Highway in Juntun Township, Wenshang County, you can see rows of yams standing in the fields, patches of green burdock rippling in the wind, and rows of purple sweet potatoes covering the fields.

With its unique aroma and pure taste, burdock is popular in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia, and has attracted the attention of knowledgeable people in Europe and the United States. It is comparable to ginseng and has the reputation of "Oriental ginseng". Burdock tea has a golden color, pleasant fragrance, and is as cheap as gold, so it is called golden burdock tea in Tainan.

In 2013, "Wenshang Burdock" applied by the Juntun Township Agricultural Technology Extension Association of Wenshang County was approved and registered as China's National Geographical Indication Certification Trademark by the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce. The trademark registration number is: 13037096.

Wenshang Burdock

Wenshang County Juntun Township Agricultural Technology Extension Association

13037096

Burdock (medicinal material)