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Artemisia argyi, a specialty of Qichun County, Hubei Province, is a symbolic product of China's national geography. Artemisia argyi is tall, with a height of 150 ~ 250 cm, and has a strong aroma. The leaves are thick and papery, the coat is dense and thick, the middle leaves are feathery, the upper leaves are usually undivided, oval or oblong, the longest is 7-8 cm, the width is 1.5 cm, and the leaves are often kneaded into cotton wool. As a medicine, it is warm in nature, bitter in taste, pungent and slightly sweet.

The volatile oil of Folium Artemisiae Argyi contains ethyl acetate, 1, 8- cineole, camphor, borneol and so on. , and contains arborvitae leaves. Pharmacological analysis shows that the volatile oil has inhibitory effects on various molds, cocci and bacilli, and also has antiasthmatic and antitussive effects.

The whole plant of Artemisia argyi has the functions of warming channels, eliminating dampness, dispelling cold, stopping bleeding, diminishing inflammation, relieving asthma, relieving cough, preventing miscarriage and resisting allergy. It is recorded in medical books of past dynasties as "the most important medicine to stop bleeding", and it is also one of the commonly used drugs in gynecology, especially for treating gynecological diseases of deficiency and cold, and also for treating chronic bronchitis and asthma in the elderly.

Boiling water and bathing in puerperium can prevent mother-to-child transmission, or make pillows and vests to prevent and treat chronic bronchitis or asthma in the elderly, stomach pain due to deficiency of cold, etc. Artemisia argyi leaves are dried and mashed to make "moxa wool", which can be made into moxa sticks for moxibustion and can also be used as raw materials for "inkpad". In addition, whole grass is used as an insecticidal pesticide or smoked tobacco as a room disinfection and insecticide. Buds and seedlings are used as vegetables.

By the end of 20 17, there were more than 35 moxa-related enterprises 1 135 in Qichun County, including 246 contiguous Artemisia argyi planting bases with an area of 100 mu and 2 contiguous bases 12 with an area of 65,438 mu.

Qichun has successively developed nearly 1,000 kinds of health products in 8 series, including moxa sticks, moxa sticks, daily chemicals, essential oils and moxibustion patches, and there are about 4,000 brand chain health centers under the name of mugwort. The annual output value of mugwort industry is more than 3 billion yuan, and the annual output value of big health industry is 654.38+0 billion yuan.

Cultivation management:

1, copy

Multiplication by ramets.

Step 2 plant

The planting time is February-March, with 83,250 holes and below per hectare and 2-3 plants per hole.

Step 3 apply fertilizer

Give priority to with organic fertilizer, and apply organic fertilizer ≥ 45,000 kg per hectare every year.

4. Environmental and safety requirements

Use of pesticides, fertilizers, etc. Must comply with the relevant provisions of the state, and shall not pollute the environment.