"You see, this is Northern Bupleurum, one of the medicinal Bupleurum species. It is a very commonly used traditional Chinese medicine, which has the effect of soothing the liver and relieving depression. The part we use for medicine is their roots. ”

Chu Ning pointed to a green plant in the grass and explained to Tang Qinqin on the side.

"The bupleurum we commonly use is northern Bupleurum, also called hard Bupleurum chinensis, called ground steaming in the "Shennong Materia Medica", and called it mountain vegetable root in the "Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine". There are also southern chaihu, bamboo chaihu, and silver chaihu. The parts we take from the medicine are the roots of them after drying. These four kinds of medicinal Bupleurum have their own characteristics, you must look carefully when using, there has been a person who mistakenly ingested Bupleurum and caused poisoning, although they are all called Bupleurum chinensis, but Bupleurum is poisonous. ”

It turns out that there is so much attention to the same Chinese herbal medicine name, Tang Qinqin can't help but admire the ancients and the doctors who wrote the pharmacopoeia in ancient times.

"Senior sister, can you take it away?" Tang Qinqin had just tried to communicate with this bush of firewood, not to mention, the aura of the herbs in the forest was much stronger than that of ordinary grass.

"Whenever someone asks me this question, I won't necessarily agree." Chu Ning looked at Tang Qinqin and took out the medicine shovel he was carrying, "When digging herbs, you especially need to use herbs that use the roots, and you should pay attention to ensuring the integrity of its roots as much as possible." ”

"Wild herbs are becoming more and more scarce, and for the sake of sustainable development, we must give them plenty of time and opportunities to recuperate, so they should be harvested in the wild in moderation and not greedy."

Tang Qinqin held the Beichai Hu dug out by her senior sister in her hand, feeling its uneasiness, she hurriedly comforted: "Although it is rude to rashly take you away from this land where you were born and raised, I will take good care of you." ”

After putting it into the companion space, Tang Qinqin followed his brothers and sisters to learn about common Chinese herbs such as Schisandra chinensis, licorice, Guanzhong, and Astragalus, and also dug one each.

A record was made of each tree dug up, and it was handed over to the person in charge of the forest protection base for reporting when he returned.

I didn't see any of the goals of entering the mountain this time.

"Senior sister, I heard that gastrodia is a very valuable Chinese herbal medicine, and it is difficult to see it in the wild now. My first impression of it was the name of a dish called stewed fish head with amaza. ”

Tang Qinqin has gained a lot along the way, as long as he thinks that his herbal garden is getting bigger and bigger, he is satisfied and happy.

I can't wait to immediately collect all the herbs in the world and plant a "Hundred Herb Garden", and there will be a steady stream of herbs in the future.

"Gastrodia is a parasitic herb, it relies on parasitism on the mycelium of the honey ring fungus to obtain nutrients, growth and development, rarely seen in the wild, and because the seeds are too small, germination is extremely difficult to cultivate except for special environments, its medicinal value and economic value may be far more precious than you think."

It's not that I haven't thought about artificially cultivating gastrodia, but the cultivation technology is relatively difficult, its seeds are very small, composed of embryos and seed coats, there is no endosperm and other nutrient reserves, and germination is very difficult. In the seed germination stage, a symbiotic vegetative relationship must be established with other symbiotic germination bacteria before the seed can germinate.

"I want to try." After listening to Chu Ning's introduction, Tang Qinqin was a little eager to try.

If you can increase its germination rate and then plant it in a suitable simulated wild environment such as temperature, humidity and colonies, will it increase its yield while ensuring its medicinal properties?

"Then pray for our good luck." Chu Ning tilted his head and winked at her.

……

In the dense forest, it is not only the greenery that is full of life, but also all kinds of strange-looking insects and small animals.

Although Tang Qinqin knew that scorpions and centipedes were also excellent Chinese medicinal materials, when he saw their teeth and claws, he didn't dare to do it at all, so they were busy catching some of the old wine and collecting them.

"Rest in place!" The senior brother who led the team shouted in front.

Tang Qinqin neatly took out the small horse and carefully placed it on the path that came out by manpower.

The others also chose their own places and began to rest.

"Senior sister, what do you think this is?" Seeing that Chu Ning didn't close his eyes and rest, Tang Qinqin quietly pointed to the yellow-brown cylindrical thing sticking out of the ground in front of him and asked.

What kind of plant is it looking at? But why not a single blade? It's bare, it's miserable.

Chu Ning fixed his eyes and looked, hey, hallucination?

She couldn't help but lean.

"Little junior sister, you can." She lowered her slightly surprised tone, "This is Tianma!" ”

Although it still looks like a small seedling, it is rare enough.

"That's it?!" Tang Qinqin looked curious.

Sure enough, the precious medicinal materials are all unique in appearance and have a lot of personality.

The old wine, who was happy to catch insects on the side, leaned on the trunk of the tree with his eyes closed contentedly, and the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, and he could see that he was in a good mood.

Tang Qinqin remembered the appearance of the glacious locusts he saw in the previous mosquito war game.

In his eyes, what he sees may not just be a worm, but a good medicine that can cure diseases and save people.

……

"Let's go, let's go look elsewhere. The plants and trees all have spirituality, maybe our arrival disturbed them, and they quietly hid," Helping Tang Qinqin put away the gastrodia, Chu Ning stood up.

"It is possible to find the main target of our trip on the shady cliff wall over there, Dendrobium."

Dendrobium officinale is a more expensive medicinal herb than gold, growing on steep mountain walls and demanding on the growing environment.

In the wild, it needs to be alternating with shady vertical cliffs with water vapor and sunlight and rain to grow at a slow rate of 1 cm per year.

Because its harvesting process is difficult and full of danger, the growth is slow, and the market price remains high, many mountainous areas where Dendrobium officinale grows have given birth to many skilled and bold "medicine pickers", relying on ropes to harvest herbs on the steep cliff wall and sell, so as to make a living.

It is also because of its preciousness, the wild Dendrobium officinale is frequently excavated, even on the cliff wall with a high risk factor, it is difficult to find the wild Dendrobium.

Since they came to pick herbs, everyone naturally made sufficient preparations, and after putting on the rope, a few more experienced senior brothers grabbed the hemp rope and slowly went down the cliff.

Tang Qinqin, as a little junior sister, was not allowed to go down.

"The master knows about it, and he can't clean us up!" These are the original words of the senior brothers.

Because only when the master is moved out can it be effective, and the little junior sister will have concerns.

Tang Qinqin really wanted to go down and take a look, not to mention that she had a protective bracelet and obsidian super spider silk, which had a high safety factor.

But looking at the worried eyes of the brothers and sisters who also stayed to watch the rope, she still pressed her mind.

Forget it, there will be a chance in the future anyway, so let's follow them this time, and I have gained a lot along the way.

Be content and happy.

In fact, spider silk can also be used in medicine, but it is divided into types, most spider silk is poisonous, and the dosage should be controlled according to the properties of the medicine.

I just don't know if obsidian is poisonous.

When the senior brother who went down the cliff came back, he brought back a few palm-sized dendrobium trees.

Tang Qinqin's "greedy" thoughts, which he had finally pressed, popped out again, wanting one.

If one is not good, it is okay to give a small stem segment, Dendrobium officinale can be propagated by cuttings, Tang Qinqin takes care of it carefully, like a laurel tree, he will have a lot of Dendrobium.

The only thing that makes people worry about their slow growth is that it grows slowly.

Tang Qinqin finally got his wish and harvested the smallest plant.

This is already an unexpected surprise, far more precious than a small segment of stem.

With the beautiful vision of planting it today and harvesting a lot tomorrow, Tang Qinqin temporarily stored it in the accompanying space, and created a suitable growth environment for it when he returned.