Sichuan will build the largest "gene bank" of traditional Chinese Medicine

Dozens of wild Chinese herbal medicines, such as the price of double buildings, Bletilla, rhubarb, and notopterygium, are facing different degrees of shrinkage Remedial measures China will establish the largest Germplasm Bank of traditional Chinese medicine in Sichuan Province and a dynamic monitoring platform for traditional Chinese medicine resources At the annual summary meeting of Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine resources census held recently, the reporter of Chengdu Business Daily learned that in recent years, the output of dozens of wild medicinal materials in Sichuan has shrunk Therefore, China will establish the largest Germplasm Bank of traditional Chinese medicine in Sichuan Province to conserve biodiversity At the same time, China will also establish a dynamic monitoring platform for Chinese medicine resources, early warning management of Chinese medicine resources At the end of last year, Sichuan Province, as one of the fourth pilot provinces for the national survey of traditional Chinese medicine resources, selected 25 counties in 7 pilot cities and prefectures including Chengdu, Mianyang, Leshan, Ya'an, Dazhou, Ganzi and ABA to carry out the survey of traditional Chinese medicine resources This year, the field investigation of the general survey of traditional Chinese medicine was basically completed Five general survey teams in Sichuan Province investigated more than 2500 kinds of medicinal plants, collected more than 45000 specimens, collected 950 kinds of medicinal materials, and collected 560 kinds of germplasm resources Investigation team members reported that due to over excavation, the price of heavy buildings, Gastrodia elata, Fritillaria, pine shell and other precious wild medicinal materials have become endangered According to the market data and field survey collected by Chengdu Traditional Chinese medicine tiandi.com, Sichuan ranks first in terms of the prices of Ligusticum chuanxiong, Ophiopogon japonicus, Alisma orientalis and other traditional Chinese medicines in China, but dozens of wild traditional Chinese medicines, such as the prices of Chonglou, Bletilla, scarab, Paeonia lactiflora, Xianya, Dipsacus, rhubarb and notopterygium, are facing different degrees of shrinkage In order to protect the genes of traditional Chinese medicine, preserve the biodiversity and ensure the sustainable utilization of traditional Chinese medicine resources, China has decided to establish a National Germplasm Resource Bank in Sichuan and Hainan In terms of traditional Chinese medicine germplasm, Sichuan library will be the largest one in China Sichuan germplasm resource bank will be built in Chengdu University of traditional Chinese medicine Peijin, vice president of the school of medicine of Chengdu University of traditional Chinese medicine, said that after the fourth national survey of traditional Chinese medicine resources, all the collected germplasm of traditional Chinese medicine will be collected in Sichuan library for preservation More than 50 experts from Chengdu University of traditional Chinese medicine set up an expert group to study and select excellent varieties and new varieties, so as to ensure that these varieties still have the original genetic characteristics and high germination power after decades or even hundreds of years It is understood that the construction of Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine germplasm resource bank will be completed by the end of next year.