Platycodon grandiflorum is a kind of medicine and food plant, also known as "small ginseng". It is a traditional Chinese herbal medicine. It has the effects of relieving cough, phlegm, Xuanfei and pus. It has long-term consumption, physical fitness, and throat. Moisturizing and other effects. Taihe County has been planting platycodon grandiflorum for more than 100 years. Qing Daoguang's "Yiyang County" said that "Xiao dynasty" was a special product of the Taihe area at that time. When Su Dongpo, a great writer of the Northern Song Dynasty, came to know Zhangzhou (now Fuyang City), there was a poem saying "Chicken 壅 壅 一 一 一 称 称 堇 堇 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。. The Southern Song Dynasty poet Xie Yude "Give the Confucianism Chen Xiyan" poem: "The most common of the pigs are the platycodon grandiflorum, the poems of the medicine cages have poems; the mohism of the front, the good doctors."

Li Xing platycodon, specialties of Taihe County, Anhui Province, especially Li Xing platycodon. Taihe platycodon has bright color, rich aroma, no slag and refreshing mouth, high dry matter content, and little bitterness. In addition, it is rich in platycodon grandiflorum, platycodon grandiflorin, protein, various trace elements and low sugar. It is suitable for vegetable food. In 2006, Taihe was identified as “the production base of pollution-free agricultural products in Anhui Province” and was named “Hometown of Chinese Campanulaceae” in 2012. Platycodon grandiflorum is a perennial herb of the genus Campanulaceae. It is a traditional Chinese herbal medicine commonly used in China. It is a plant for both medicine and food, also known as "small ginseng". Mainly produced in Anhui, Inner Mongolia, Shandong, Hubei and other places. In particular, Anhui Taihe Platycodon is famous both at home and abroad for its high quality, smoothness, crisp taste, no residue and no silk. This is caused by the special geographical conditions and climatic conditions. Lixing Town of Taihe County is a well-known distribution center of platycodon grandiflorum. At present, the planting area of ​​platycodon in Lixing Town is more than 40,000 mu, with an annual output of tens of thousands of tons of platycodon. The industrial cluster area of ​​the town is stationed in more than 20 platycodon processing enterprises. The main products are platycodon grandiflorum and dehydration. More than 10 kinds of products, such as platycodon grandiflorum, platycodon grandiflorum tablets and traditional Chinese medicine preparations, are exported to Japan, South Korea, Europe and the United States and other countries and regions. The annual export value exceeds 10 million US dollars, and the per capita income of farmers from the platycodon industry reaches 2,000 yuan per year. The development prospects of Platycodon grandiflorum are mainly manifested in two aspects: medicinal value and edible value. Platycodon grandiflorum tastes bitter, pungent, sexually lukewarm, with Xuanfei, Liyan, phlegm and other effects, attending cough, chest tightness, sore throat, sore throat, pulmonary spit and other symptoms, widely used in China after peeling and drying In Chinese medicine formula, the medicinal value is very high. In South Korea, North Korea, Japan, and many parts of China, people are accustomed to sauté sesame seeds, chili powder, vegetable oil and other ingredients, and cut the platycodon into small dishes, three meals a day, occupying the table of the people. Platycodon grandiflorum is rich in amino acids, proteins, plant fibers, vitamins and trace elements such as calcium, iron, zinc and potassium. The platycodon not only preserves its own medicinal value, but also has a crispy taste and a white color. It is the first choice for home and restaurant. Taihe County is located in the northwestern part of Anhui Province. It is located at the southern end of Huanghuai Plain. It administers 24 towns, 7 townships and 1 provincial economic development zone, with a total area of ​​1,822 square kilometers and cultivated land of 1.72 million mu. It is ubiquitous in soil and fertile. The economic crops mainly include Chinese medicinal materials, tobacco leaves, mint, etc., especially the Chinese medicinal material platycodon. Lixing Town, which belongs to the county, has the largest planting area. The area of ​​medicine is stable at 40,000 mu per year, and the total planting area around the radiation exceeds 200,000. Mu, known as "Chinese Campanulaceae in Taihe, Taihe Campanulaceae in Li Xing". The basic situation of Lixing Town's platycodon production is located in the northwest of the county. It is located at the junction of three counties and three counties (Anhui, Henan, Taihe, Jieshou, and Yucheng). The town has a population of 67,000. 69,000 mu, the highest planting area of ​​platycodon grandiflorum reaches 60,000 mu, is the country's largest Chinese medicinal material platycodon grandis indigenous base and export base, and the platycodon series products are exported to more than ten countries and regions such as South Korea, Japan, the United States, and Southeast Asia. At present, Lixing Town has initially formed a product-oriented operation pattern of “leading enterprises + professional markets + production bases + farmers”, and more than 100 enterprises of platycodon production and processing, and export earnings reached 10 million US dollars. The Chinese herbal medicine professional market has acquired more than 100 sales outlets along the street, with a daily trading volume of 50,000-70,000 kilograms and a transaction volume of 200,000 to 300,000 yuan. Li Xingzhen is known as the "Hometown of Chinese Campanulaceae". Lixing Town of Taihe County is located in the “Huangfan District” at the junction of the three counties of Anhui and Henan Provinces. It is a fertile soil and is a test base of Anhui Agricultural University. Its production base and products are respectively identified as “the production base of pollution-free agricultural products in Anhui Province” and “ "Non-polluted agricultural products in Anhui Province" was awarded the "China's first town of platycodon grandiflorum" by the Flower Food Professional Committee of China Food Industry Association, and was awarded the "National One Village and One Product Demonstration Town" by the Ministry of Agriculture. It is the fourth batch of agricultural standardization demonstration areas in China. . The whole year's platycodon grandiflorum planting is stable at about 40,000 mu. The radiation stimulates the surrounding area of ​​the platycodon grandiflorum planting area of ​​160,000 mu. The quality of the platycodon is delicious, with white color, tender meat, less crude fiber and high nutritional value. The platycodon grandiflorum, platycodon and other products are exported to South Korea, Japan, the United States, Southeast Asia and other markets; platycodon grandiflorum as a health care product, is gradually opening up the domestic consumer market. In order to expand the popularity of Taihe County agricultural products in the international market, the Taihe County Market Supervision Administration selected the “Li Xing Campanulaceae” with obvious local characteristics as a breakthrough. The Taihe County Government included this work as a key task for private affairs. The Taihe County Market Supervision Administration has drawn the technical backbone of the relevant stock room as a member, and has transferred 2 professional and technical personnel from the Lixing Town Government and the Agriculture Committee to set up a special declaration office. The staff members have a history and natural environment for the “Li Xing Campanulaceae” production. Extensive and detailed investigation and demonstration, process tradition, quality characteristics, human characteristics and scope of protection, consult a large number of documents, visit units and enterprises related to the declaration, collect valuable and valuable materials, and improve the production technology of Li Xing platycodon specification". When the Northern Song Dynasty writer Su Dongpo came to know Zhangzhou (now Fuyang City), there was a poem saying "Chicken 壅 壅 一 一 一 称 称 堇 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。. The Southern Song Dynasty poet Xie Yude "Give the Confucianism Chen Xiyan" poem: "The most common of the pigs are the platycodon grandiflorum, the poems of the medicine cages have poems; the mohism of the front, the good doctors."

Li Xing platycodon quality technical requirements Platycodon grandiflorum (Jacq.) A.DC. two. three. Seed treatment: airing for 3 hours to 5 hours under low light before sowing, 22.5kg to 30.0kg per hectare. 2. 3. Covering grass: After seed sowing, cover soil 1cm, cover 3cm to 5cm wheat straw, when the emergence rate is ≥80%, remove 90% of the cover grass; after the seedling, remove the remaining cover grass. 4. Field management: When the seedling height is 3cm to 4cm, the seedlings are weeded, and the density of seedlings per hectare ranges from 200,000 to 240,000. For non-reserved plots, the flower buds are manually removed 1 to 2 times during the flowering period. 5. Fertilizer management: ≥ 25000kg of organic fertilizer per hectare per year. 6. Environmental and safety requirements: The use of pesticides, fertilizers, etc. must comply with relevant national regulations and must not pollute the environment. four. Harvesting: Harvesting after ≥24 months in the growing season, harvesting time is in the middle and late October of each year. 2. (2) Dry product: After harvesting, the meat roots are cleaned, peeled or not peeled, air-dried or dried and packaged. Fives. Sensory features: (1) Fresh: The appearance is yellow-white, smooth, cylindrical, and the cross-section is white or yellow-white with less forks. It has a rich aroma, no slag and refreshing taste, and less bitterness. (2) Dry product: The surface of the dried skin is yellowish brown. After peeling, the dried product is white or yellowish white, and the material is heavy and hard and not easy to break. With a short head, the taste is slightly sweet and bitter. 2. (2) Dry product: water ≤ 13.0%, total ash content ≤ 5.0%, alcohol-soluble extract ≥ 17.0%, platycodon saponin D ≥ 0.10%. 3. Safety and other quality technical requirements: Product safety and other quality technical requirements must comply with relevant national regulations.

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Producers within the scope of Li Xing platycodon can submit an application to the Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau of Taihe County, Anhui Province for the use of the “Special Mark for Geographical Indication Products”, which will be reviewed by the Anhui Provincial Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision and announced to the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine for approval. . The testing mechanism of Lixing Platycodon is selected by the Anhui Provincial Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision in the testing institutions that meet the qualification requirements.