"Zherong Pseudostellaria heterophylla" is a famous medicinal material in China, which is well-known at home and abroad because of its yellow color, fat root and strong smell. The price of Pseudostellaria heterophylla in the main Chinese medicinal materials market is measured by the price of "Zherong Pseudostellaria heterophylla", which is dominant in the domestic medicinal materials market. Zherong is known as "the hometown of Pseudostellaria heterophylla in China". The planting area of Pseudostellaria heterophylla in the county is 32,000 mu, with an annual output of more than 4,900 tons, accounting for two-thirds of the country's production and sales. The quality of "Zherong Pseudostellaria heterophylla" is leading, and it contains pseudostellaria heterophylla polysaccharide, pseudostellaria heterophylla saponin, various trace elements and 16 amino acids needed by human body. In 2003, Zherong county undertook the research of the GAP project of Pseudostellaria heterophylla, a key scientific and technological project of the Ministry of Science and Technology. Through more than two years' efforts, in 2005, the GAP base of Pseudostellaria heterophylla passed the on-site certification of the expert group of the State Administration of Pharmaceutical Products, and in the same year, the GAP research project of Pseudostellaria heterophylla passed the acceptance of the Ministry of Science and Technology, thus making the GAP production standard of Zherong Pseudostellaria heterophylla become the guiding standard for the production of Pseudostellaria heterophylla in China. "Zherong Pseudostellaria heterophylla" won the gold medal of 1992, the national certification trademark of 200/kloc-0, the famous trademark of Fujian Province in 2005, the famous trademark of China in 2006 and the protection of national geographical indication products in 2007.

Large pharmaceutical enterprises in Zherong County have developed dozens of products such as Taizibao oral liquid, compound Taizishen granules, Taizibao oral liquid and Haoweikou children's stomach-invigorating and digestion-promoting tablets with "Zherong Taizishen" as the main raw material. At the same time, Jiang Zhong Pharmaceutical, Wuhan Jianmin and other well-known domestic enterprises developed Jianwei Xiaoshi tablets and Ganfukang pills with "Zherong Taizishen" as raw materials. Product sales outlets all over the province, Guangdong, Beijing and other more than 20 provinces and cities and the United States, France, Japan and other more than 20 countries.