The traditional Chinese medicine Chishensan has the functions of clearing heat, detoxifying, promoting blood circulation, and reducing swelling. It is used to treat dysentery, leukorrhea, heat headache, irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, mammary abscess, and bruises. Do you know the cultivation techniques of Chishensan?
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Chishensan is an annual or perennial herb that grows in damp places such as roadsides, ditches, and grasslands, or it can be cultivated. It is distributed in southwestern China, as well as Shaanxi, Gansu, Taiwan, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi, and Tibet.
Biological characteristics: It prefers shade and dampness, and it can tolerate cold. It grows best in loose, fertile, and well-drained soil.
Cultivation techniques: It can be propagated by division or seeds, with division being the main method.
During the period from the winter when the shoots have withered to the spring when new shoots have not emerged, the rhizomes are dug up and divided into single plants, each with buds and roots.
During planting, the land is plowed, and ridges 1.3m wide are created with row and plant spacing of about 33cm.
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Two plants are planted in each hole, and the soil is compacted. Manure and ash from livestock and grass are applied, and finally, fine soil is used to level the surface of the ridge.
Field management: After planting, weeding and fertilization are carried out three times a year.
The first time is right after the shoots have emerged in March, the second time is in June or July, and the third time is during the winter when the shoots have withered. The withered stems and leaves should be cut off before fertilization, and the soil should be covered for winter protection.
The first and second fertilizations mainly use manure from livestock, while the third fertilization can use grass ash or compost.
