形態特征
玉竹(zhu)(zhu)條呈長圓(yuan)柱形,略扁,少有(you)(you)分枝,長8至(zhi)(zhi)20cm,直徑1.2至(zhi)(zhi)1.6cm,表面黃(huang)(huang)白(bai)色(se)(se)、金黃(huang)(huang)色(se)(se)或黃(huang)(huang)棕色(se)(se),半透明(ming),具有(you)(you)縱皺及(ji)微隆(long)起的環節,節上殘留白(bai)色(se)(se)圓(yuan)點(dian)狀須根痕,一(yi)(yi)端較疏,一(yi)(yi)端較密,莖(jing)痕處較細(xi)呈結(jie)節狀,質略柔潤,斷面黃(huang)(huang)白(bai)色(se)(se),微透明(ming),富糖性,味(wei)甜,香味(wei)濃,嚼之有(you)(you)粘性。玉竹(zhu)(zhu)片(pian)肉質白(bai)色(se)(se),無外皮(pi),或有(you)(you)少許外皮(pi),片(pian)寬6mm至(zhi)(zhi)15mm。
主要價值
玉(yu)(yu)竹的(de)(de)干燥肉質呈根狀莖(jing),為(wei)黃精屬(shu)多年(nian)生草本植物,是(shi)大(da)宗中(zhong)藥(yao)材。玉(yu)(yu)竹,以(yi)根入藥(yao),性(xing)平味甘,具(ju)有(you)養(yang)陰清(qing)熱(re)、生津止咳(ke)(ke)等功(gong)效。主治(zhi)口燥咽(yan)干、干咳(ke)(ke)少痰、風濕咳(ke)(ke)嗽、發熱(re)血汗、心煩心悸、熱(re)病(bing)煩渴(ke)等癥。并可治(zhi)療(liao)尿頻、遺精多汗、腰(yao)膝(xi)痛疼及糖尿病(bing)等癥。科學研(yan)究證明,玉(yu)(yu)竹具(ju)有(you)降血壓、降血脂、改善心肌(ji)缺(que)血、緩解動脈粥樣硬(ying)化(hua)斑(ban)形成的(de)(de)作用(yong),而且對中(zhong)風病(bing)有(you)良好的(de)(de)預防和治(zhi)療(liao)作用(yong)。
生長環境
邵東(dong)市種(zhong)植藥材(cai)歷(li)史悠久,自(zi)公(gong)元14世紀明代(dai)開(kai)始,已(yi)在該縣(xian)(xian)廉橋鎮、斫(zhuo)曹(cao)鄉(xiang)、流澤鎮、雙鳳(feng)鄉(xiang)等(deng)鄉(xiang)鎮種(zhong)植玉(yu)(yu)竹。據《邵東(dong)市志》記載,公(gong)元20世紀初,清末時(shi)期,該縣(xian)(xian)流澤、廉橋、光陂、界嶺、雙鳳(feng)等(deng)鄉(xiang)鎮種(zhong)植玉(yu)(yu)竹達數千畝,年產量占(zhan)全(quan)省四分之三。20世紀初,民國(guo)時(shi)期,廣(guang)東(dong)商(shang)人來境(jing)收購玉(yu)(yu)竹,轉運廣(guang)州出口(kou)港澳、東(dong)南亞、日(ri)、美、韓、加(jia)等(deng)地區和(he)國(guo)家,此時(shi)邵東(dong)市的豬屎(shi)尾(wei)參外貿出外商(shang)稱為“湘玉(yu)(yu)竹”。
21世(shi)紀初,邵(shao)(shao)東(dong)(dong)(dong)市農業產(chan)(chan)業結構調(diao)整力(li)度(du)加(jia)大、步伐加(jia)快(kuai),該縣中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)藥材的(de)(de)(de)種(zhong)(zhong)植(zhi)面積達到(dao)12萬畝,種(zhong)(zhong)植(zhi)品(pin)(pin)(pin)種(zhong)(zhong)達100余(yu)種(zhong)(zhong),年(nian)(nian)產(chan)(chan)值近(jin)3億(yi)元,中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)經材種(zhong)(zhong)植(zhi)分布(bu)全縣,各鄉(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)鎮、場所,主(zhu)要有(you)斫曹(cao)鄉(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)、廉橋(qiao)鎮、流澤鎮、雙鳳鄉(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)、界嶺(ling)鄉(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)、黑田鋪鄉(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)、周(zhou)官(guan)橋(qiao)鄉(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)、黃陂橋(qiao)鄉(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)、流光(guang)嶺(ling)鎮、團山鎮、兩市鎮、仙槎橋(qiao)鎮、水東(dong)(dong)(dong)江鎮、魏家(jia)(jia)橋(qiao)鎮等(deng),其(qi)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)玉(yu)(yu)竹(zhu)(zhu)種(zhong)(zhong)植(zhi)面積達6萬畝,已(yi)成(cheng)為邵(shao)(shao)東(dong)(dong)(dong)市的(de)(de)(de)拳頭(tou)產(chan)(chan)品(pin)(pin)(pin),從(cong)事玉(yu)(yu)竹(zhu)(zhu)片(pian)加(jia)工(gong)(gong)的(de)(de)(de)個(ge)體戶(hu)達千(qian)戶(hu),玉(yu)(yu)竹(zhu)(zhu)加(jia)工(gong)(gong)龍頭(tou)企業不斷涌現。2002年(nian)(nian)又(you)在(zai)邵(shao)(shao)東(dong)(dong)(dong)市廉橋(qiao)鎮興建了一家(jia)(jia)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)型GMP中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)藥生(sheng)產(chan)(chan)企業——湖(hu)南省松齡堂中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)藥飲片(pian)有(you)限(xian)公司,年(nian)(nian)加(jia)工(gong)(gong)玉(yu)(yu)竹(zhu)(zhu)已(yi)出(chu)口創匯(hui)(hui)80萬美元。同(tong)年(nian)(nian)在(zai)邵(shao)(shao)東(dong)(dong)(dong)流澤鎮興建東(dong)(dong)(dong)陽(yang)農產(chan)(chan)品(pin)(pin)(pin)加(jia)工(gong)(gong)廠,屬(shu)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)型GMP中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)藥生(sheng)產(chan)(chan)企業,年(nian)(nian)加(jia)工(gong)(gong)玉(yu)(yu)竹(zhu)(zhu)飲片(pian)3千(qian)噸,年(nian)(nian)產(chan)(chan)值5000萬元。2002年(nian)(nian)底完成(cheng)產(chan)(chan)值2200萬元。邵(shao)(shao)東(dong)(dong)(dong)每年(nian)(nian)加(jia)工(gong)(gong)玉(yu)(yu)竹(zhu)(zhu)飲片(pian)5萬噸,年(nian)(nian)出(chu)口創匯(hui)(hui)近(jin)1億(yi)美元,產(chan)(chan)品(pin)(pin)(pin)出(chu)口遠銷東(dong)(dong)(dong)南亞、日、韓、美、加(jia)、澳等(deng)20多個(ge)國(guo)家(jia)(jia)和(he)地區(qu),深受消(xiao)費者青睞,產(chan)(chan)品(pin)(pin)(pin)供不應求。成(cheng)為邵(shao)(shao)東(dong)(dong)(dong)市優勢(shi)農產(chan)(chan)品(pin)(pin)(pin)。邵(shao)(shao)東(dong)(dong)(dong)產(chan)(chan)的(de)(de)(de)豬屎尾(wei)參(can)產(chan)(chan)量(liang)大、品(pin)(pin)(pin)質(zhi)優,2007年(nian)(nian)產(chan)(chan)量(liang)占湖(hu)南省的(de)(de)(de)3/4,出(chu)口量(liang)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)第(di)一,享譽(yu)海內外。邵(shao)(shao)東(dong)(dong)(dong)為豬屎尾(wei)參(can)的(de)(de)(de)原產(chan)(chan)地,已(yi)得到(dao)國(guo)家(jia)(jia)質(zhi)量(liang)技術監督局(ju)的(de)(de)(de)地域產(chan)(chan)品(pin)(pin)(pin)保(bao)護(hu)辦的(de)(de)(de)認可(ke)。