It is a perennial herb of Saussurea in Compositae, which is propagated by seeds and has strong vitality, but its growth rate is slow. It takes 3 to 5 years from seed germination to flowering and fruiting. It is a rare Chinese herbal medicine unique to Xinjiang, which grows on the cliffs and steep walls of Tianshan Mountain at an altitude of about 4000 meters, and in the cracks of ice-stained rocks. The climate there is extremely cold, and the snow doesn't melt all the year round, so ordinary plants can't survive at all, but Saussurea involucrata can survive in the cold of tens of degrees below zero and the oxygen-deficient environment with thin air. This unique living habit and unique growth environment make it natural and rare, and also create its unique pharmacological effects and magical medicinal value. People regard Saussurea involucrata as the "king of herbs" and "good medicine".
Snow lotus in Tibet is produced near the snow line above 3000 meters on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Saussurea involucrata is a rare and precious medicinal material, which has the functions of dispelling cold, expelling wind and removing dampness, amenorrhea, irregular menstruation, impotence, cough, external bleeding, waist and knee pain, rheumatoid arthritis, and women's menstrual health care. Usage: soak in wine, stew chicken, duck, fish and sheep, and decoct them. Dosage: 3-5 capsules a day, forbidden for pregnant women. Excessive dosage can cause dripping of wild Saussurea involucrata: 22 yuan ... Wild Saussurea involucrata RMB: 90 yuan ... Wild Saussurea involucrata RMB: 160 yuan Wild Saussurea involucrata RMB: 180 yuan Western Snow Wang Caihua RMB: 190 yuan ... Wild Saussurea involucrata RMB: 32 yuan ... Wild Saussurea involucrata RMB: 22 yuan ... Tianshan Saussurea involucrata RMB: 50.