Dendrobium Huoshan, the first of the nine immortal grasses, costs 480,000 yuan per kilogram. What does it look like?

#real-shot五一十人情# 31 degrees north latitude has always been a place of mystery and miracles. Mount Everest and the Nile River in Egypt are both on this latitude. There are also many unsolvable mysteries of nature and civilization on this latitude - the Egyptian pyramids, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Mayan civilization, etc. Deep in the mountains of Huoshan County, Anhui Province, which is also near 31 degrees north latitude, there is a magical plant - Dendrobium dendrobium Huoshanensis (Dendrobium dendrobium), which is known as the first of China's nine great fairy grasses. During the Tang Dynasty, Dendrobium dendrobium Huoshanensis entered the palace as a tribute many times. , known as the supreme product. During the May Day holiday, the author went to visit. The picture shows Huoshan dendrobium flowers blooming.

Taipingfan Township in Huoshan County is located at the junction of Anhui and Hubei provinces and is the core production area of ??Huoshan dendrobium. Departing from the county seat at 8 o'clock in the morning, we followed the winding mountain road, twisting and turning, and took two hours to get here. Dendrobium Huoshanensis belongs to the Orchidaceae family. During the Dendrobium Huoshanensis flowering season, the mountains and fields are filled with the unique caramel fragrance of the dendrobium flowers, which is particularly attractive. The picture shows an aerial photo of Yaowang Valley in Taipingfan Township.

Although it is early summer, the temperature in Huoshan, Anhui Province has been the highest in the country for the past few days. If there was not a trace of mountain wind in the mountain forest, the heat would be even more unbearable. In a mountain forest, 57-year-old villager He Bin and several workers were squatting on the ground to pollinate dendrobium flowers. They used a toothpick to carefully transfer pollen from one strong dendrobium plant to another. Pictured is He Bin using a toothpick to pollinate dendrobium.

The most authentic Huoshan dendrobium has just bloomed. The locals will increase the yield through artificial pollination. If the artificial pollination is successful, after the fruits mature, they will be sent to a seedling cultivation factory dozens of kilometers away for artificial tissue culture. Cultivate the next batch of seedlings. More than ten years ago, when artificial tissue culture technology was just emerging, the nearly extinct Huoshan dendrobium cost 2,000 yuan for a fruit less than 1.5 centimeters tall. The picture shows a worker pollinating dendrobium with a toothpick.

He Bin is a village doctor. He has been an apprentice in the town hospital since he was a teenager. He tests medicine, collects medicine, identifies medicine, makes medicine, and prescribes... every step of the old-fashioned apprenticeship is followed. It took me nearly ten years to get started. After the reform and opening up, He Bin returned to his hometown Wangjiadian Village Clinic and became a rural doctor. In response to the government's call for "one silver needle, one grass", all the herbs in the village clinic were collected for personal use. He Bin followed his uncle He Yunzhi, who was well versed in traditional Chinese medicine, to go to the mountains to collect herbs. Over time, a hundred miles away was rich in medicinal materials. He has been to all the mountains. The picture shows He Bin collecting herbs in the wild.

“Nowadays, pure wild dendrobium is a national first-level protected plant, and it is difficult to see it anymore. The Huoshan dendrobium we see now are artificially cultivated and wild-grown varieties, that is, they are in a semi-wild state.” Speaking of Huoshan dendrobium, He Bin talked a lot. He said that since the Tang Dynasty, Dendrobium Huoshan has entered the palace as a tribute many times. The two books "Compendium of Materia Medica" and "Baicao Mirror" clearly record that Huoshan dendrobium "comes out of Huoshan County, and is only an inch short, shaped like a pile of rice. When chewed, there is pulp and sticky teeth." The picture shows two workers pollinating dendrobium.

According to the "Huoshan County Chronicle": "Huoshan Dendrobium is considered a supreme product. In 1958, the famous contemporary Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang requested to purchase Huoshan Dendrobium. In 1959, the famous Huangmei Opera actor Yan Fengying also requested To protect their voice, foreign businessmen also requested to buy "Fengdou" formulated from Huoshan dendrobium. At that time, the international market price was more than 1,000 US dollars per kilogram (1985)." The picture shows the small shape of Huoshan dendrobium.

However, due to centuries of excavation without cultivation, wild resources are scarce and on the verge of extinction. In the early 1980s, He Bin and his uncle He Yunzhi took the wild Huoshan dendrobium original species they dug and searched for experts and herbal farmers. They finally brought the wild dendrobium back to life. After successfully converting it into a domestic species, they later planted it The technology was passed on to the folks. The picture shows a female worker picking dendrobium flowers.

However, in order to preserve the original species of wild dendrobium, which has the strongest medicinal properties, He Bin has always adhered to the practice of "replanting in situ". "It is necessary to ensure that the original species survive and prevent them from being stolen." Later, it could only be planted on inaccessible cliffs." When encountering patients with serious illnesses, he would try his best to use wild Chinese herbal medicines that are difficult to harvest. Pictured is He Bin processing herbal medicine.

Now, 40 years later, Huoshan dendrobium is no longer a "scarce product" in the local area, and it has also created huge wealth for local villagers. He Bin has been engaged in the cultivation of Dendrobium Huoshan. Under his influence, the eldest son He Ziwen worked in Shanghai for many years with a high salary. With his wife and daughter, he came back to cultivate Dendrobium Huoshan with his father. The younger son has not been able to leave the medical profession. He is currently a doctoral student at Capital Medical University, and even his prospective daughter-in-law is also a doctor of medicine at Wuhan University. Pictured is He Bin.

While He Bin was going up the mountain and the workers were busy pollinating the dendrobium, in the houses above and below, several workers were busy winding the fried dendrobium into strips. This is one of the processes of dendrobium processing. important link. In addition to the scarcity of the top-quality Huoshan dendrobium, the unique craftsmanship is also very particular. The picture shows workers processing Huoshan dendrobium.

It is reported that fresh dendrobium strips contain a lot of water and colloid. After cleaning and removing the fresh leaves, the plump stems slowly lose water and the colloid condenses little by little with the help of the wind of nature. After going through a series of complicated processes such as frying, kneading, winding and hooping, baking, shaping, and reheating, this dried dendrobium product with a caramel flavor is called "Fengdou".

The most high-quality Fengdou is also known as "dragon head and phoenix tail". The base of the stem is shaped like a raised dragon head, and the top of the stem is shaped like a raised phoenix tail. The dendrobium seen in the market is the dried product of dendrobium. The picture shows the "dragon head and phoenix tail" shaped dendrobium Huoshan.

Perhaps it is precisely because of scarcity that the price of dendrobium has soared. As early as 5 years ago, there was a news that hit the screen. A tourist from Guang'an, Sichuan, encountered "sky-high price" dendrobium in Dali, Yunnan, and was forcibly charged 12,600 yuan for 800 grams. That's just ordinary Dendrobium officinale. If it's authentic Dendrobium from Huoshan, charging 12,600 yuan for 800 grams is considered a "cheap sale." The picture shows the finished product of Huoshan dendrobium.

It is reported that there are many types of dendrobium, including Dendrobium officinale, Dendrobium officinale and Dendrobium officinale. Common Dendrobium officinale is grown in many provinces including Yunnan, Zhejiang, Guangxi, Jiangxi and Anhui, while Huoshan Dendrobium (Mihu) is only found in a few towns in Huoshan, Anhui. In terms of appearance, Dendrobium officinale grows one or two feet long after being picked, while Dendrobium Huoshan grows for three or four years and is only one or two inches long. The picture shows scrambled eggs with dendrobium flowers.

Years ago, the price of Huoshan dendrobium was as high as 800 yuan per gram, more than twice that of gold. In recent years, with the increase in production, the price has dropped. However, according to the current guidance of the Huoshan Dendrobium Industry Association, the price is still 480 yuan per gram, which is 480,000 yuan per kilogram. Even if the price of gold has surged recently, compared with Still feel ashamed. The picture shows local chicken stewed with dendrobium Huoshan.

Although Huoshan dendrobium is expensive, perhaps because it is no longer a "rare thing" in mountain villages, as life gradually gets better, dendrobium delicacies have begun to enter the villagers' daily dining tables. At He Bin’s house, it is common to use dendrobium flowers soaked in water to entertain guests, use Huoshan dendrobium flowers to make soup, use dendrobium flowers to fry eggs, steam eggs, and serve cold dendrobium flowers...etc. Many villagers make a cup of boiling water and don't forget to put a few roots of Dendrobium Huoshan in it. Pictured here is He Ziwen, the eldest son of He Bin, soaking dendrobium flowers in water to entertain guests.