Polygonatum sibiricum is a perennial herb of Liliaceae, also known as cockscomb, tiger ginger, wild ginger and so on. Most of them grow on wet hillsides or on both sides of valleys, with leafy branches, short leaves like bamboo, underground stems, horizontal roots, one section a year, one foot and ten years long, blue and white flowers, three to five umbrellas, drooping pedicels, horizontal roots, plump meat, as the saying goes, the essence of loess. Polygonatum sibiricum is widely produced, only in Jiuhua Mountain. Known as "ginseng in Changbai Mountain in the north and Polygonatum sibiricum in Jiuhua Mountain in the south". Polygonatum in Jiuhua Mountain has a long history. When the golden land was hidden in Jiuhuashan 1, he used Polygonatum to satisfy his hunger. He said in "Enjoy the Rice": "You can eat Polygonatum now, and when you are full, you will forget the hunger of the previous day." According to legend, Master Yu Hai, a monk in the Ming Dynasty, practiced penance in the cave of Jiuhuashan Baisui Palace and lived without rice to eat Polygonatum, at the age of 1 10.
The rhizome of Polygonatum sibiricum has the functions of benefiting qi and nourishing yin, invigorating spleen and moistening lung, benefiting kidney function, lowering blood sugar, increasing coronary blood flow, reducing blood lipid and delaying atherosclerosis. Over the years, Qingyang county has vigorously developed the production of "Jiuhuashan Polygonatum" through base construction, and developed a series of tourism products such as Huangjing wine, Polygonatum cake, Polygonatum preserves, Polygonatum instant tea, Polygonatum fruit, Polygonatum buccal tablets and Polygonatum rice flour. , improve the grade and added value of tourism products. At present, the planting area of "Jiuhuashan Polygonatum" has reached 1 1000 mu.
The geographical indication certification trademark of Huangshan Mountain in Jiuhua has been officially accepted, and it is expected to become the second geographical indication "golden signboard" in this county after "Southern Anhui Native Chicken".