T/HTCMA 077-2022 Henan Local Medicinal Herbs: Cultivation Techniques for Donglingcao (Winter Herb)
T/HTCMA 077-2022
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Main technical content: Winter Ling grass is the aboveground part of Rabdosia rubescens (Hemsl.) Hara, a perennial plant belonging to the Labiatae family. It is a major medicinal material in our province, but has not been recorded in traditional Chinese medicine books of previous dynasties. In the early 1970s, Winter Ling grass was discovered as an anti-cancer herb from folk medicines in Henan Province. In 1977, Winter Ling grass was included in the Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China, and in 1991, the Ministry of Health of China included its aboveground part as a traditional Chinese medicine material. Currently, due to indiscriminate harvesting and over-digging, the resources of Winter Ling grass are gradually decreasing. To standardize the cultivation of Winter Ling grass and ensure its quality, it is necessary to promote the advantages of native production areas to guarantee the safe, effective, and stable quality of the medicinal materials. Therefore, we have compiled the "Cultivation Technical Regulations for Winter Ling Grass, a Native Medicinal Material in Henan Province" to guide the standardized cultivation of Winter Ling grass and achieve the goal of "safe, effective, stable, and controllable" for Winter Ling grass. This document is applicable to the cultivation of Winter Ling grass in the main production areas of Henan Province, and other ecologically similar production areas can also refer to it according to the actual situation of the production areas.