Chinese herb "Dujiaogan" is a medicinal herb with the effects of invigorating the spleen, eliminating accumulation, and clearing heat and killing parasites. Can Dujiaogan be artificially cultivated as Chinese medicine?
Image of Dujiaogan
【Can Dujiaogan be artificially cultivated as Chinese medicine?】
Dujiaogan is an annual herbaceous plant, 8-15 cm tall, growing on plains and hills grassland in southern China, often parasitic on the roots of other plants.
Due to its small demand and high cultivation technology, it is rarely cultivated.
【Characteristics of Dujiaogan medicinal plant】
The dried whole plant is yellowish-brown or greenish-brown, with thin stems covered in grayish-white rough hairs. The leaves are linear or lanceolate, and most of them fall off.
The sparse spike-like inflorescence is mainly located above the middle part, except for a few plants that have not produced flowers, most of them have shed their corollas; calyx tubular. The capsule is blackish-brown, hidden in the calyx tube, with remnants of the pistil. The seeds are small and yellow-brown.
Plants that are intact, green, and free of mud and sand are preferred.
【Cultivation techniques for Dujiaogan】
1. Site selection
Dujiaogan is suitable for growing in farmland and wasteland, parasitic on the roots of its host.
2. Sowing
Since Dujiaogan seeds are small, they can be directly scattered on the ground from agricultural supply stores or collected seeds.
3. Temperature and moisture
Dujiaogan cultivation is suitable at temperatures around 20-35 degrees Celsius, with a relatively abundant water supply.
4. Management during the growth period
Dujiaogan does not require much maintenance during its growth period because it belongs to the category of weeds. Do not apply ordinary pesticides to it, as it may affect its medicinal effects.
