Harvest Season of Chinese Medicinal Herbs
Autumn is coming and becomes a busy season for many new crops, such as root and fruit herbals. Timely and reasonable harvesting is directly related to the quality of traditional Chinese medicinal herbs and the content of active ingredients.
Harvesting of roots, rhizomes, stems and woods: This type of medicinal herbs are usually harvested before sprouting in autumn, winter and early spring. At this time, the stored nutrients in the organic herbs are the most abundant, and the content of effective ingredients is usually relatively high.
Harvesting of fruit seeds and flower medicinal organic herbs: Flower medicinal materials are mostly harvested when they are in bud, that is, when the flowers are about to bloom; fruit seed medicinal materials are harvested when they are naturally mature or nearly mature.
Harvesting of leaf medicinal materials: Most leaf medicinal organic herbs are harvested during the period of vigorous plant photosynthesis, before flowering or before the fruit is immature. At this time, the nutrients in the leaves are the most abundant, and the content of active ingredients is also relatively high.
