Luotian honeysuckle is a famous medicinal plant in Hubei Province. Honeysuckle, a collective name for Chinese herbal medicines and plants. Plant honeysuckle, also known as honeysuckle, is a perennial semi-evergreen entwined woody vine in the family Lonicerae. The planting area of ​​Luotian honeysuckle in Hubei Province has reached 21,000 mu, and the planting area ranks first in the province.

Luotian County is located in the southern foot of the Dabie Mountains. It has typical mountain climate characteristics, mild climate, abundant rainfall, rich honeysuckle resources, special appearance, rich aroma and high active ingredients. Honeysuckle has the medicinal function of clearing away heat and detoxifying, cooling and dispelling wind and heat. Honeysuckle is a kind of woody vine. The flower is white and turned yellow, so it is named honeysuckle. The picking season of honeysuckle varies depending on the climate and site conditions. The head flower is usually in mid-May, the second flower is in early July, the three flowers are around mid-August, and the four flowers are in the middle and late September. Quality characteristics Luotian County honeysuckle is golden yellow, the color is slightly deeper than other varieties of honeysuckle; the flower bud is short, the cylinder is larger than 2mm, hairless, Huaguan lip shape, flower bud length 3cm to 5cm; strong aroma. The physicochemical index has a chlorogenic acid content of more than 5% and a lignin content of more than 0.1%. Medicinal effect "Honeysuckle" one from the "Compendium of Materia Medica", because the honeysuckle flower is initially white, then turned yellow, hence the name honeysuckle. The medicinal material honeysuckle is the honeysuckle of Lonicera japonica L. and the dry buds of the same genus or the flowers of the beginning. Honeysuckle has been praised as a good medicine for detoxification since ancient times. It is sweet and fragrant, sweet and cold, without hurting the stomach, and it is fragrant and fragrant. Honeysuckle can not only dispel the wind and heat, but also clear the blood poison, used in various heat and sexual diseases, such as body heat, rash, hair spots, heat sores, sore throat and so on, all have significant effects.

Luotian honeysuckle quality technical requirements (a) provenance. Lonicera tragophylla Hemsl. (2) Site conditions. In the mountainous areas and hilly areas with an altitude of 600m to 1200m in the protected area, the soil type is soil loose soil, the organic matter content is ≥0.8%, and the soil pH is 5.0 to 6.0. (3) Cultivation management. 1. 2. 3. Planting density: seed propagation per 1000m2 with seeds ≥ 2kg, cutting propagation by row spacing 160cm to 180cm, plant spacing 150cm to 170cm burrowing, insert 5 to 6 cuttings per hole. 4. Environmental and safety requirements: The use of pesticides, fertilizers, etc. must comply with relevant national regulations and must not pollute the environment. (4) Harvesting. 1. 2. The water content must not exceed 12%. (5) Quality characteristics. 1. 2. 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 Luotian Honeysuckle production area may apply to the Luotian County Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau of Hubei Province for the use of the “Special Mark for Geographical Indication Products”, which shall be reviewed by the Hubei Provincial Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision and submitted to the AQSIQ for approval. announcement.