With the continuous appearance of Chinese herbal medicines for more than fifty years, Qi Lao's somewhat casual complexion before became serious and dignified.

Nowadays, except for some of the most common wild Chinese herbs, most of the others are difficult to find, and the Chinese herbal medicines used in the national medicine hall he opened are basically artificially cultivated, and will only be used when some patients' illnesses require the medicinal effects of wild Chinese herbs.

Of course, as a person who has studied in the traditional Chinese medicine industry for decades, there will inevitably be treasures of town stores in some of Qi Lao's pharmacies, and there are also treasures that are more than 100 years old, but after all, they are only treasures of town stores, and they will never be used unless they are absolutely necessary.

There are one hundred and fifty Chinese herbs that Fang You has taken out now, which are more than ten years old, and more than fifty years old, and Fang You is still taking them out.

With so many Chinese herbal medicines for more than ten years, even in his Chinese medicine hall with dozens of branches across the country, it is difficult to take them all out for a while, let alone Chinese herbal medicines that are more than 50 years old, and now they can only be seen in the Chinese herbal medicine auction market.

And now in addition to the previous 200 kinds of wild Chinese herbs, the other 300 Chinese herbs that Fang You said have only taken out nearly 200 of the previous year, but the year is constantly rising, and it is about to exceed 100 years.

Thinking that there was still a third of the Chinese herbal medicine that did not appear in the back, Qi Lao's face was full of excitement and expectation.

Nowadays, many wild Chinese herbs are already very rare, and these Chinese herbs that are more than 50 years old are more precious than gold.

"Qi Lao, this is a three-seven-year-old Panax notoginseng that is more than 100 years old, and there are three plants in total." Fang You smiled, and after taking out all the Chinese herbs that were less than a hundred years old, he began to take out the Chinese herbs that were more than a hundred years old.

Don't look at the difference between ninety years and one hundred years is only ten years, but its value is more than ten times different, just like ginseng, a hundred years of wild ginseng, but it is very rare, every year in the domestic market of wild ginseng, only a few kilograms, and a hundred years of ginseng, I am afraid that a year can appear one, it is already a very exciting thing, and ** more than ten years of ginseng, but far from the sensation of a hundred years of ginseng.

"A hundred years of Sanqi, this, this is too unbelievable." Qi Lao was excited, and hurriedly took three Chinese herbal medicines, Panax notoginseng is a precious Chinese medicinal material unique to China, also known as Tianqi, or ginseng Panax notoginseng.

Because Panax notoginseng has three petioles on each plant, and seven leaves grow on each petiole, it is called Panax notoginseng.

In the past few decades, Qi Lao has also seen many wild notoginseng, but in the past 30 years, wild notoginseng has become less and less, almost except for the famous Chinese medicine families, there are very few wild notoginseng in the market.

Qi Lao once followed a traditional Chinese medicine expedition team to Wenshan Prefecture in Yunnan Province, which mainly produces Panax notoginseng, to inspect the local wild Chinese herbal medicine, about ninety percent of the country's Panax notoginseng is distributed in this area, but their investigation team of dozens of people searched in the mountains for nearly a month, and they did not even find a single wild Panax notoginseng.

In the local area, many of the primeval forests on which Panax notoginseng depended have disappeared, and a large number of trees have been cut down, leaving Panax notoginseng without a living environment.

It's just that the reason why Qi Lao was surprised was not only because of the rarity of wild notoginseng, but also because of the year in which notoginseng grows, notoginseng is called notoginseng, and there is another reason, that is, because after notoginseng is sown, it can be harvested in three to seven years.

Because most of the notoginseng is now artificially planted, the time is mostly about three years, four years are rare, notoginseng planting, continue to absorb nutrients, three years or so can mature, and then continue to grow, the individual increase is not obvious, and the increase in the content of the drug in the body is not very large, if the planting time is more than five years, some tissues of the taproot of notoginseng will age, for economic considerations, most of the notoginseng, are about three years.

Even a few decades ago, when there were many wild notoginsengs, most of what Qi Lao saw was only about ten years old, and it was rare to see more than ten years, but it was not impossible to see it, but it was rare for Qi Lao to see it for more than a hundred years.

Among the thousands of Chinese herbal medicines in China, not all herbaceous Chinese herbs can grow for thousands of years like the legendary thousand-year-old ginseng, or thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum.

Many of the herbaceous plants that have been recorded today only grow for about two years, after which they will disappear with their roots and leaves, and the seeds sown the following year will sprout before the plant grows.

The herbaceous plants that can grow for more than two years are called perennial plants, and ginseng is one of the longest-lived ones, which is a very typical perennial herbaceous plant.

Just like the yellow essence, when winter comes, the leaves and stems on it will decay, but the rhizomes underneath will not die, they can still survive, and wait until the next year, germinate and continue to grow.

The rhizome of Chinese herbal medicine such as Polygonatum Polygonatum has the greatest medicinal value, just like ginseng, although the flowers and fruits on the ginseng have great medicinal value, but compared to the rhizome like a human shape, the branches and leaves on it are not so famous.

There are also some perennial herbs, which are perennial in both the aboveground and underground parts, and after flowering, the aboveground parts will not die and will continue to bloom and bear fruit.

Huangjing, a perennial Chinese herb such as ginseng, is the main factor in distinguishing its age, which is the underground rhizomes, and their age can be inferred by the number of underground branches, the size and length of the rhizomes.

Panax notoginseng this kind of plants, grow for a few years, you can use, some people who occur wild notoginseng, but also see its maturity, they began to dig largely, will not wait until they grow too long, and according to research, notoginseng in the growth of more than five years, it will begin to rot, can have more than ten years, it is not easy, Qi Lao is a little surprised, this notoginseng can grow for more than a hundred years, I am afraid that now only in the primeval forest in the depths of the Qinling Mountains can exist.

Moreover, the reason for the scarcity of wild notoginseng is that notoginseng has very high requirements for soil and climate, mainly in that it cannot be planted continuously, and the land with the existence of notoginseng must be regrown after ten years of rest after it is excavated, which is also the main reason for the gradual scarcity of wild notoginseng.

Qi Lao looked at these three notoginseng plants seriously, their rhizomes were fatter than all the notoginseng he had seen, according to his years of experience in studying Chinese herbal medicine, these three notoginseng plants also had at least ten years of age, "Fang Xiaoyou, notoginseng is rare, why are you so sure that these notoginseng are more than a hundred years old." ”

"Qi Lao, all the knowledge of Chinese herbal medicine that you have taught, I remember it clearly, there are annual rings on the trees to record the time, and the thousand-year-old ginseng is recorded with roots and rhizomes, and this Panax notoginseng, the same is true, and some of the Chinese herbal medicines I have found are very similar to the characteristics of Panax notoginseng, these herbs exist from ten to ninety years, a little comparison, and then study, you can get the results, this hundred years is only a rough judgment, at least a hundred years of years." Fang You said with a smile.

"Fang Xiaoyou, your learning qualifications are amazing, perennial herbs are magical, although some people say that Panax notoginseng grows for three to seven years, it will reach maturity, and it will rot when it grows again, and its medicinal effect will be reduced, but there are no wonders in the world, under some extreme conditions, let it grow freely, it is not excluded that it will grow for a hundred years, or even a thousand years, this hundred years of Panax notoginseng is the best proof."

Qi Lao touched the rhizome of Panax notoginseng, then deducted a little from it, put it in his mouth without hesitation, and then said with great emotion: "Some people say that the medicinal value of Panax notoginseng will become less and less with the passage of time, but this century-old Panax notoginseng, in terms of its taste, is definitely more than a hundred times stronger than the ordinary artificially cultivated Panax notoginseng medicinal surname." ”

Fang You smiled, "Elder Qi, there are still a lot of herbs that haven't been taken out, you should always take it easy, this is a ...... with a hundred and thirty year vintage."

Watching Fang You continue to take out more than a hundred years of Chinese herbal medicines, Qi Lao's eyes widened, and he directly put down the Sanqi in his hand, and was very excited to take over the Chinese herbs that Fang You handed over, and as Fang You continued to take them out, the shock in his heart became bigger and bigger.

After Fang You stopped his movements again, Qi Lao counted, there were as many as forty-five Chinese herbs for more than a hundred years, although there were many varieties of two or three plants in a row, but their preciousness would never be weakened in any way because of this rare number.

Moreover, these more than 40 strains of Chinese herbal medicine are not only more than 100 years old, but also exist from 100 years to 300 years, which is the main reason why Qi Lao is getting more and more shocked.

"Old Qi, the next thing I take out is He Shou Wu with more than 400 years of age, it should be said that it is the Shou Wu of He Shou Wu." Fang You said with a smile, and took out a leafy plant from his backpack, as a perennial Chinese herbal medicine, most of its medicinal value is concentrated on the rhizome, and He Shou Wu is no exception.

And there are two kinds of Polygonum multiflori, one is Shou Wu, the other is Shou Wu, the main role of Shou Wu is to clear heat and detoxify, and the Shou Wu is the real sense of He Shou Wu, which has the effect of replenishing lean blood, black hair, strengthening muscles and bones, and tonifying the liver and kidneys.

Legend has it that one of the eight immortals, Zhang Guolao, is because he ate a whole thousand-year-old He Shou Wu became a fairy god, and He Shou Wu and Ganoderma lucidum, ginseng, cordyceps, and known as the four great fairy grasses in China, have many magical effects, some legends in ancient times, including some modern novels, many of which can find the shadow of the four fairy grasses.

This 400-year-old Polygonum multiflori, its rhizome is very fat, at first glance, it looks like a sweet potato, but on this Polygonum multiflori, there are different patterns from ginseng and many other Chinese herbs, most of them are round, this pattern, also grows over time, is called Yunjin pattern.

"The four-hundred-year-old He Shou Wu is still the most precious Shou Wu among them, Fang Xiaoyou, take it out quickly." Qi Lao couldn't bear the excitement in his patience, and hurriedly stretched out his hand for Fang You to take it out.

Fang You smiled and took out this He Shou Wu, the rhizome of this He Shou Wu, after growing to a certain extent, will also become a sincere and benevolent shape, the He Shou Wu that Zhang Guolao ate is a human form, and now, the four hundred years of He Shou Wu already have a slight humanoid appearance, but it is not as significant as a thousand-year-old ginseng.

When He Shou Wu was discovered, it was not just this one, but there was another one, just another one, which had already been put into the land by Fang You, and a lot of gray air was entered, and it was not very far from the thousand-year-old ginseng.

Even if it is unable to photosynthesize, relying on the gray air flow in its body, coupled with the aura emitted by the thousand-year-old ginseng around it, it is enough to grow and grow, and now the land around the thousand-year-old ginseng is constantly absorbing the aura emitted by the ginseng, which is already very different from the land next to it, and correspondingly, the plants on the ground in this area are extremely luxuriant.

Even if it is a few tens of meters apart, these spiritual energy will travel through the soil, reach the ground, and be absorbed by the plants on the ground.

"This rhizome alone is enough to prove that it has grown for hundreds of years, and the four hundred years of He Shou Wu is a good thing, something that is difficult to see." Qi Lao looked at this He Shou Wu, a little hard to believe.

Fang You's backpack can be said to be very large, but with the size of He Shou Wu, I'm afraid it will occupy at least one-third of the space.

Most of the 100-year-old ginseng is only a few tens of grams, but in the past 400 years, this mention alone is at least five kilograms.

"Fang boy, have you turned over the Qinling Mountains and found so many good things, even if I was a teenager, our family had a lot of Chinese herbs from the previous year, but in the past four hundred years, I have never seen He Shou Wu, this is not only a good thing, in terms of martial arts, even if it is ginseng, it is not as strong as He Shou Wu." Chen Zongyi looked at He Shou Wu, whose rhizome was so fat, and said with a sigh.

People who practice martial arts often suffer more or less injuries, and because of the continuous practice of martial arts, there is great damage to the essence and spirit of the body.

He Shou Wu, the biggest effect is to replenish lean blood, compared to ginseng, the great replenishment of vitality, comparable, one is to replenish qi, the other is to replenish sperm and blood.

"Master, I also want to turn over the Qinling Mountains and find more rare Chinese herbs, but the Qinling Mountains are so big, and the dangers contained in them are countless, even if my martial arts are strong, in a short period of time, I will not be able to walk through thousands of mountains and rivers."

Fang You said with a smile, as he spoke, he continued to put his hand into the backpack, "Elder Qi, you guys should not study He Shou Wu first, I took out all the medicinal materials in the backpack, and it is not too late for you to study it together." ”

"Fang Xiaoyou, your backpack is really like the universal pocket of the robot cat that my grandson saw, there are countless treasures in it." Qi Lao was studying the vigor of He Shouwu's research, and when he heard Fang You's words, he couldn't help but shake his head and smile, he really couldn't imagine that Fang You's trip to Qinling brought back so many precious Chinese herbs, some of which were difficult to see even with his current identity.

He was very much looking forward to what kind of Chinese herbs he would see next, but no matter what kind of Chinese herbs, even if they were very common, if they were wild and more than fifty years old, they were also very precious.

"Qi Lao, this is a five-hundred-year-old salvia, and there are two strains in total." Fang You smiled and took out two more plants, unlike other plants, the rhizome of this salvia, including the roots, was purple.

"Salvia, it's still a five-hundred-year-old purple salvia, this, Fang Xiaoyou, your trip to collect herbs this time, the harvest is unimaginable." Qi Lao hurriedly took it and watched it carefully.

Salvia is not as famous as ginseng, but it is also a valuable Chinese herbal medicine, which is listed as the top grade in Shennong's Materia Medica.

The main function of this salvia is to invigorate blood and pass through menstruation, drain pus and muscles, have the effect of generating new blood and removing bad blood, and have a huge effect on cardiovascular diseases.

After taking out the salvia, Fang You didn't let Qi Lao study it carefully at all, and took out several Chinese herbs that were four or five hundred years old, some of these Chinese herbs were not particularly valuable, but just with these four or five hundred years, it was enough to make them precious Chinese herbal medicines.

Even if it is a Chinese herbal medicine for cough, once it has a growth year of four or five hundred years, then the surname of the medicine alone is enough to show miraculous effects.

Waiting for Fang You to take out the last piece of Chinese herbs, after half a day, there was no movement, Chen Zongyi stretched his head into the backpack, but found that there was nothing inside, "Fang boy, what about the surprise you gave us, didn't you say that there was a huge surprise waiting for us." ”

"Lao Chen, I guess, these Chinese herbs brought by Fang Xiaoyou are the biggest surprise to us." Qi Lao said with a sigh while studying the Chinese herbs in his hand.

Fang You took out more than a hundred Chinese herbal medicines that were more than ten years old, which already surprised him, especially the appearance of Chinese herbal medicines that were more than a hundred years old, which made him full of surprise, four or five hundred years old, which made his whole person fall into shock.

"Elder Qi, these Chinese herbs I took out now are not the huge surprise I brought you, I don't know if you old men, can you guess what the huge surprise I gave you is." Fang You said with a smile.

"Fang Xiaoyou, could it be that you really brought the thousand-year-old ginseng." Hearing Fang You's words, Qi Lao immediately put down the Chinese herbs in his hand and looked at Fang You with a shocked face.

Fang You smiled, "Elder Qi, I have already said before that the thousand-year-old ginseng is not my surprise to you, it's just that this surprise is roughly the same as the thousand-year-old ginseng, you should always take a look at this thing." ”

With a mysterious smile on his face, Fang You gently opened another mezzanine of the backpack, and from the mezzanine, he carefully took out an umbrella-shaped object with an overall red color, and this umbrella was divided into two petals, one side and one half, full of a magical charm. (To be continued.) )