According to Ming Jiajing's 36 years of "Shixian County", eight kinds of Chinese herbal medicines such as Bupleurum, Nepeta, and Windproof were the specialty of our county. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the health workers of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army used the local Bupleurum resources in Shexian County to develop the successful "Bupleurum Injection" and created a blank for the modern preparation of biological drugs in the history of the world's pharmaceutical industry. Until today, Bupleurum is still the standard medicine for the Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China. In 2014, “Shixian Chaihu” was awarded the second batch of agricultural products geographical indication protection products by the Ministry of Agriculture. It was named one of the ten avenues of Hebei Province in 2016 at the first Chinese herbal medicine industry development conference in Hebei Province. At present, the planting area of ​​Bupleurum in our county is 52,000 mu.

Technical requirements for quality of Shexian Bupleurum I. Variety Bupleurum chinense DC. Second, the site conditions are suitable for the middle mountainous area and low mountainous area with an altitude of 200-1500m. The soil type is calcareous cinnamon soil, pH value 7.9 ~ 8.4, soil loose, good ventilation and drainage, soil thickness ≥ 30cm, organic matter content ≥ 1.34%. Third, cultivation management 1. Rotation: Take the grass crop intercropping for three years two-cooked imitation wild planting mode, mainly based on voltcasting, that is, the first year of autumn crops in the field to plant Bupleurum, harvest autumn crops, the second autumn Or harvest the Bupleurum in the spring of the third year. 2. Sowing time, method (1) sowing time. From late June to early August. (2) Seeding method. Seeds are sown for 37.5 to 45 kg per hectare. 3. Field management (1) Fertilization. In spring and summer, the application of bio-organic fertilizer per hectare with rainfall is not less than 4500 kg. (2) Cutting. From the end of the 6th to the beginning of July, after Bupleurum is budded, the Bupleurum is left at 10cm and the flower buds are cut off. Fourth, harvesting, processing 1. Harvest: Bupleurum planting in the second year of the second year to the third year of spring before harvesting. Cut the stems and leaves, dig out the roots, and cut off the dried stems and leaves. 2. Processing: Harvested Bupleurum, remove impurities such as dirt, stems and leaves, and dry in a ventilated place. 5, quality characteristics 1. Sensory characteristics: roots thick, cylindrical or long conical, length ≥ 6 cm, diameter ≥ 0. 3cm. The roots are swollen, with stalk-based or short-fibrous leaf bases at the top and lower branches. The surface is dark brown or light brown. Hard and tough, not easy to break. The gas is slightly fragrant and the taste is slightly bitter. 2. Physical and chemical indicators: (1) Using ethanol as solvent, the leachate is ≥13.0%. (2) The total amount of saikosaponin a (C42H68O13) and saikosaponin d (C42H68O13) is ≥0.34%. 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 the Chaihu production area in Shexian County may apply to the County Market Supervision Administration for the use of the “Special Mark for Geographical Indication Products”, which shall be reviewed by the Hebei Provincial Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision and reported to the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine for approval. The testing agency of Shexian Bupleurum is selected by the Hebei Provincial Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision in the testing institutions that meet the qualification requirements.