洪湖蓮子,湖北省洪湖市特產(chan)(chan),中國國家地理標志(zhi)保護產(chan)(chan)品(pin)。洪湖蓮子出產(chan)(chan)于生態(tai)環境優良的洪湖湖區,產(chan)(chan)品(pin)顆大粒圓、皮(pi)薄肉厚,兼有清香(xiang)甜潤、微甘(gan)而鮮的風味。具有廣泛的食用(yong)和藥用(yong)價值。
品質特點
洪(hong)湖(hu)蓮子(zi)產品顆大粒圓、皮薄肉厚,兼有(you)(you)(you)(you)清香甜潤、微甘而鮮的風(feng)味(wei)。洪(hong)湖(hu)蓮子(zi)含有(you)(you)(you)(you)豐富的蛋白質、淀粉、磷脂、生(sheng)物(wu)堿、類黃酮(tong)以及多(duo)種(zhong)維生(sheng)素等營養(yang)保健(jian)成分,可以制成多(duo)種(zhong)飲料、食品。在醫療上蓮子(zi)有(you)(you)(you)(you)止(zhi)血、散淤(yu)、健(jian)脾、安神等功效(xiao)(xiao),是一種(zhong)滋補(bu)佳品。其蓮心制成茶,有(you)(you)(you)(you)減(jian)肥功效(xiao)(xiao)。《本草(cao)綱目》稱(cheng)洪(hong)湖(hu)蓮子(zi)是一種(zhong)難(nan)得(de)的純(chun)中藥(yao)野生(sheng)植物(wu)。
產地環境
洪(hong)(hong)(hong)湖(hu)(hu)蓮子產(chan)自湖(hu)(hu)北(bei)(bei)省(sheng)荊州市(shi)(shi)下(xia)屬(shu)的洪(hong)(hong)(hong)湖(hu)(hu)市(shi)(shi)。洪(hong)(hong)(hong)湖(hu)(hu)市(shi)(shi)位于(yu)湖(hu)(hu)北(bei)(bei)省(sheng)南部,江(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)漢平原東南端,長江(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)與東荊河之間,東南隔長江(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)與湖(hu)(hu)南省(sheng)岳陽市(shi)(shi)下(xia)屬(shu)的臨(lin)湘市(shi)(shi)相望,北(bei)(bei)臨(lin)東荊河,西面是(shi)(shi)(shi)洪(hong)(hong)(hong)湖(hu)(hu)。洪(hong)(hong)(hong)湖(hu)(hu)市(shi)(shi)屬(shu)亞(ya)熱帶濕(shi)潤季風(feng)(feng)氣候,冬夏(xia)長,春秋短,四(si)季分明(ming),光照充足,雨量(liang)充沛,溫和濕(shi)潤,夏(xia)熱冬冷,降(jiang)水集中于(yu)春夏(xia)。年均(jun)氣溫16.5℃,年均(jun)降(jiang)水量(liang)1300多(duo)毫米。河流有(you)長江(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)、東荊河、內荊河、“四(si)湖(hu)(hu)(長湖(hu)(hu)、三湖(hu)(hu)、白露湖(hu)(hu)、洪(hong)(hong)(hong)湖(hu)(hu))”總干渠、洪(hong)(hong)(hong)排河等100多(duo)條(tiao),大湖(hu)(hu)有(you)幾十個。河、湖(hu)(hu)、渠交織成(cheng)稠密水網,水面約占總面積30%,達8萬多(duo)公(gong)頃。洪(hong)(hong)(hong)湖(hu)(hu)市(shi)(shi)地(di)理位置和氣候條(tiao)件優(you)越,物(wu)產(chan)豐富,風(feng)(feng)景(jing)優(you)美(mei),是(shi)(shi)(shi)國家(jia)糧、棉、油(you)、麻、魚、速生(sheng)豐產(chan)林和化工(gong)填料生(sheng)產(chan)基地(di),也(ye)是(shi)(shi)(shi)優(you)良的蓮藕種植地(di)區。
特別(bie)是(shi)洪(hong)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu),是(shi)中國(guo)第七大(da)淡水(shui)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu),湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)區為(wei)“四(si)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)”諸(zhu)水(shui)匯歸之(zhi)地。2003年(nian),國(guo)家林業(ye)局(ju)啟(qi)動了“洪(hong)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)濕地保(bao)護與恢復示范區工程”,隨(sui)后世界自然基(ji)金會加(jia)入,開(kai)始洪(hong)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)濕地恢復,拆除圍網、種植水(shui)草、調整養殖的魚類(lei)結構,進行封閉式管理(li)。在2006年(nian)第十一屆世界生命湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)泊(bo)大(da)會上(shang),洪(hong)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)榮(rong)獲(huo)“生命湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)泊(bo)最佳保(bao)護實踐獎”,2007年(nian)洪(hong)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)已經被列(lie)為(wei)國(guo)家級濕地保(bao)護區,并成為(wei)是(shi)中國(guo)農業(ye)產業(ye)化示范基(ji)地。為(wei)蓮藕的生長提供了更加(jia)優良的自然環(huan)境。
地理標志產品保護
根據(ju)《地(di)理標(biao)志產(chan)品(pin)保護規定(ding)》,國家質量監督檢(jian)驗檢(jian)疫(yi)總(zong)局組織專家對洪(hong)湖(hu)蓮子(zi)、薤山疊(die)翠、碣(jie)(jie)灘(tan)茶(cha)、湘繡(xiu)(沙(sha)坪產(chan)區(qu))、馬(ma)(ma)水桔地(di)理標(biao)志產(chan)品(pin)保護申(shen)請(qing)進行審(shen)查(cha)。經審(shen)查(cha)合格,自2011年(nian)3月28日起批準洪(hong)湖(hu)蓮子(zi)、薤山疊(die)翠、碣(jie)(jie)灘(tan)茶(cha)、湘繡(xiu)(沙(sha)坪產(chan)區(qu))、馬(ma)(ma)水桔為地(di)理標(biao)志保護產(chan)品(pin),由各(ge)地(di)質檢(jian)機構實施(shi)保護(總(zong)局2011年(nian)第38號(hao)公告(gao))。