Wenzhou Zizai

Zizania latifolia, also known as Zizania latifolia, is a perennial aquatic herb. The varieties planted are double-season water bamboo and single-season water bamboo. Double-season Zizania latifolia, commonly known as 49 Zizania latifolia, is harvested at the beginning of April and the beginning of September in the ancient calendar every year, and is harvested at the end of September in the ancient calendar. Single-season Zizania latifolia can be divided into early maturity, middle maturity and late maturity. After improvement, the early-maturing Zizania latifolia was generally harvested at the beginning of May in the ancient calendar (around the Dragon Boat Festival), and the harvest period was about three months. Generally, the medium-ripe water chestnut began to be listed in early August of the ancient calendar, with the largest amount listed around the National Day. Late-maturing Zizania latifolia (called Shatou Zizania latifolia locally) has been listed around the National Day, and the harvesting time is 20-30 days. In addition to storage and processing, it has the ability to supply the market all the year round. Wenzhou Zizania latifolia grows under the unique climate and soil conditions, which is characterized by tender, white, fine, clean and delicious. It enjoys a high reputation in the market and is especially favored by consumers under normal circumstances. The market sales price is higher than that of ordinary products, and it sells well. The annual output of Zizania latifolia in all counties (cities, districts) in the city is more than 1,800 tons. Modern medicine believes that frequent consumption of Zizania latifolia can prevent hypertension and arteriosclerosis, especially for patients with liver cirrhosis, uremia and kidney difficult diseases. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it has diuretic, thirst-quenching and detoxification effects. Japanese scientists have recently found that Zizania latifolia has whitening and moisturizing effects.
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