Acanthopanax senticosus in Yichun

Yichun District, located in the hinterland of Xiaoxing 'anling, has an unparalleled environment for the growth of northern medicine. More than 80 kinds of Chinese herbal medicines, such as Acanthopanax senticosus, Ginseng, Lily, Ganoderma lucidum, Fritillaria, Lycium barbarum and so on, depend on each other. Wild animals and medicinal materials have gathered here, which is a treasure house of animal and plant medicinal materials. It is called "the capital of northern medicine" by people in the pharmaceutical industry and is favored and praised by consumers. Acanthopanax senticosus, also known as acanthopanax senticosus, is a spiny shrub of Araliaceae, which is different from Panax ginseng. According to medical research at home and abroad, its pharmacological action and clinical efficacy are also very similar to ginseng. Therefore, Acanthopanax senticosus, as a substitute for ginseng, has a better reputation than jade since ancient times. According to the book Compendium of Materia Medica written by Li Shizhen, a pharmacologist in the Ming Dynasty in China, several ancient people who lived for more than 300 years, such as Zhang Zisheng, Yang Jianshi, Wang Shule and Yu Shiyan, all benefited from Acanthopanax senticosus, and Taoism even praised it as a medicine for immortality. Li Shizhen praised Acanthopanax senticosus as "the top grade of this classic", which can "tonify the middle energizer, strengthen the bones and muscles, strengthen the will, and resist aging after long service". He also specially quoted a folk praise: "I would rather get a five-plus than a car full of gold and jade." Acanthopanax senticosus is a deciduous shrub with a height of 6 meters. Many branches, dense downward thin straight prickles. Palmately compound leaves alternate, often with 5 leaflets; Petiole scabrous or spiny. Umbellies are single terminal or 2-6 panicles; Flowers purple-yellow, 5 cardinal numbers. Berry is subglobose, black, 5-sided, with persistent style. The flowering period is from June to July, and the fruiting period is from August to October. Distributed in Northeast China, North China and other provinces. Root bark is a famous Chinese medicine, which can dispel wind and dampness, strengthen bones and muscles, and improve the body's resistance; The buds and young leaves are edible.
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