Gastrodia elata is a plant of Orchidaceae and Gastrodia, and it is one of the precious Chinese herbal medicines. Gastrodia elata as a medicinal material has a history of 1000 years. Gastrodia elata can be made into health wine, which is regarded as a palace treasure and very precious.

Gastrodia elata, also known as Lamiophlomis rotata, Mimu, Hedyotis diffusa, Shencao, Bidens bipinnata, Mokpea, Hemp, Windward Grass, and Dipterocarpus, can be divided into red gastrodia elata, green gastrodia elata, pine gastrodia elata, black gastrodia elata and yellow gastrodia elata.

Planting conditions of gastrodia elata

Gastrodia elata has no roots and leaves, so it can't carry out photosynthesis by itself. It depends on Armillaria mellea to provide nutrition, so as to reproduce. Gastrodia elata likes a cool and humid environment, which is not cold-resistant, heat-resistant, afraid of stagnant water and drought-resistant.

Climate and temperature of gastrodia elata planting

Gastrodia elata likes a slightly warmer environment and is not tolerant of low temperature. The suitable growth temperature is between10 and 30 degrees, and the optimum growth temperature is between 20 and 25 degrees.

Suitable gastrodia elata planting area

Gastrodia elata mainly grows at an altitude of 800 ~ 2500m, and most common wild varieties are distributed in mountainous areas with higher altitude. Sichuan, Yunnan, Shaanxi and Hubei in China generally grow, and there are wild gastrodia elata in Jilin Province.

Gastrodia elata planting time

Gastrodia elata can be planted in late June of/kloc-0 to April of the following year. Sowing can be done before the soil freezes from late June 10 to early February. It can also be sown after the temperature rises in March-April in spring, and the sowing time in high-altitude mountainous areas can be postponed to May.

Planting benefit of gastrodia elata

Gastrodia elata is planted on a large scale, and the yield is very high, with an average yield of about 750 kg per mu. The market purchase price is about 100 yuan/kg, which is just the factory production of Gastrodia elata, and the initial investment is large. On the premise of unsuccessful trial planting, don't blindly follow the trend and plant on a large scale.

Mastering the technology, the yield and benefit of Gastrodia elata are very considerable, with a net income of 10 thousand yuan per mu. After planting gastrodia elata, farmers can do some other work, because gastrodia elata does not need fertilization and weeding, which saves us a lot of work.