Guangxi Medicinal Botanical Garden
Introduction to Guangxi Medicinal Botanical Garden
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Medicinal Botanical Garden (Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Institute of Medicinal Plants, Guangxi Branch of Institute of Medicinal Plants, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences), was founded in In 1959, it covers an area of 202 hectares. It is directly under the Health Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and is engaged in the collection, preservation, display, and popular science education of medicinal animal and plant resources; the preservation and utilization of medicinal animal and plant resources, characteristic traditional Chinese medicine resources, and ethnic medicine resources. A public welfare institution that conducts product development, quality testing technology and standards research on Chinese herbal medicine products; drafts quality standards for Chinese herbal medicine products and provides testing services. Guangxi Medicinal Botanical Garden is one of the 21 large botanical gardens open to the outside world (internationally) in my country. As a national base for publicity and education of traditional Chinese medicine culture, a national tourism standardization pilot unit, and a national AAAA-level tourist attraction, it shoulders the important task of spreading traditional Chinese medicine culture. . Party and state leaders Jiang Zemin, Jia Qinglin, Qiao Shi, Hu Jintao and others have visited the medicine park in person to inspect and guide the work.
The Guangxi Medicinal Botanical Garden is committed to the collection and protection of medicinal resources, and achieves three-dimensional preservation through various preservation methods such as in vivo preservation, in vitro preservation, seed preservation, and active ingredient preservation. By the end of 2012, species preservation reached There are 7,400 species in 1,773 genera and 282 families, including 710 species of rare and endangered medicinal plants; 4,000 seeds are preserved, 252 species are preserved in vitro, and 150,000 wax leaf specimens are in the collection. In 2011, it was certified as the "Largest Medicinal Botanical Garden" by Guinness World Records for having the largest number of preserved species and the largest preserved area. Scenic areas in the park
Guangxi specialty medicine area
There are many plants that are both medicinal and good for landscaping. For example, trees are covered with red flowers in late spring and early summer, Chinese worry-free flowers that treat rheumatoid arthritis; Kapok, a hero tree whose flowers are used as medicine to treat dysentery and enteritis; Ilex holly, which is a good medicine for treating Sha, with an umbrella-shaped crown, etc. The world's fast-growing tree species, yellow beam wood, leaves and bark have insecticidal and anti-inflammatory effects; Wangtian tree, a national first-class protected plant with a straight trunk; Guangxi's four major hardwoods - clam wood, check wood, golden plum, iron wood; Qingtiankui, a precious medicine with only one leaf growing every year, has the effect of clearing away heat, cooling blood and detoxification; Lobelia, whose flower is like half a lotus, has diuretic, swelling, clearing away heat and detoxification effect; it is called "magic food", with flowers first and then leaves, and roots like Potted konjac has the characteristics of low calories and high fiber, which can regulate or balance the salt in the body; the spice plant water star anise and the alocasia japonica with two kinds of metamorphic leaves have anti-inflammatory and detoxifying effects.
Herbal prescriptions. Corridor
Selected from the ancient prescriptions in Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica", China's famous and commonly used Chinese medicine prescriptions, Japanese Chinese medicine prescriptions, Korean Oriental medicine prescriptions, as well as plant medicine prescriptions from other countries in the world and the herbal prescriptions of ethnic minorities in Guangxi, etc. The diseases are divided into various parts of the human body, and more than 200 prescriptions and more than 300 kinds of medicinal plants are on display to popularize and promote the use of Chinese herbal medicines to prevent and treat diseases.
The main prescriptions and plants displayed in the corridor include. : (1) Respiratory diseases, Yinqiao Powder, Sangju Yin, Liuyi Powder and other prescriptions for preventing and treating colds, bronchitis, pneumonia and other diseases, including garlic, ginger, mint, licorice, silver flower, money grass, etc.; ( 2) Digestive system diseases, including Evodia, Dendrobium, Clematis, turmeric, Polygonum cuspidatum, Bupleurum, Pleurotus, etc.; (3) Circulatory system diseases, including Astragalus, Salvia, Motherwort, Ophiopogon japonicus, Polygonum multiflorum, Polygonatum, etc.; (4) ) Urinary system diseases, including Andrographis paniculata, lobelia, Daphne, dandelion, etc.; (5) Nervous system diseases, including daylily, rushes, calamus, chrysanthemum, fennel, saposhnikovia, etc.; (6) Motor system Diseases include red fish eye, three-leaf ivy, square vine, hexagonal vine, river dragon, etc.; (7) Reproductive system diseases include goat weed, golden cherry tree, morinda officinalis, cnidium, schisandra, curculigo, etc.; (8) Metabolic diseases, including wax gourd, pumpkin, cactus, etc.; (9) Oncological diseases, including Hedyotis diffusa, mountain tonka root, etc.; (10) Infectious diseases, including madder, red amaranth, Scrophulariaceae, etc.
The medicines on display have multiple uses or one medicine for one purpose. They grow naturally in front of the house, behind the house, in the corners of the fields, and can be picked up easily. Some varieties are collected from deep mountains, old forests, and mountain canyons. Some varieties were introduced from abroad and then settled here after careful cultivation.
Woody Medicine Area
Here, you can see the traditional Chinese medicinal materials mainly produced in Guangxi, including the famous Kudingcha unique to our region; the Woody Butterfly that moistens the lungs and relieves coughs; Dracaena can be extracted from the imported southern medicine - Xuegui (which has the effect of activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis); Sappan wood to dissipate blood stasis and relieve pain; Agarwood to relieve pain and ward off evil spirits; Chinese worry-free flower to dispel wind and dehumidify; Orange to reduce phlegm and relieve cough... …
The palm tree, a specialty of our area, is used both as medicine and food. Its giant leaves are five to six meters long and stand tall in the forest. It is difficult to find in the wild and eating a small amount can be fatal. The mysteries of highly poisonous plants such as fruit, nux vomica, and blood-sucking throat will be revealed to you. Rarely seen in China, sandalwood, a rare and precious resuscitation drug successfully introduced from abroad, and Indian catechu, which has the effect of stopping bleeding and curing sores, are also displayed here.
"Compendium of Materia Medica" Grass Department Exhibition Area
This area covers an area of 1.5 hectares. It uses the scientific research results of the introduction and domestication of our garden and integrates the current advanced concepts and techniques in garden construction to become famous all over the world. The famous pharmaceutical scientist Li Shizhen of the Ming Dynasty, Li Shizhen's pharmaceutical masterpiece "Compendium of Materia Medica", has been recreated in space, that is, displayed with living plants, and through other auxiliary display techniques, a copy of "Compendium of Materia Medica" is held up on a green grassland. When people carry out tourism activities in scenic spots, they feel like reading the "Compendium of Materia Medica". They not only enjoy the beauty, but also are influenced by the traditional Chinese medicine culture of the motherland and receive the traditional health care services of the motherland.
The Ministry of Grass is the one with the most recorded species among the sixteen parts of the Compendium of Materia Medica. It includes volumes twelve to twenty-one, with ten volumes in total. It is divided into mountain grass, aromatic, There are about 400 kinds of medicinal plants recorded in 8 subdivisions, including the grasses, poisonous weeds, creepers, aquatic plants, stone grasses, and liverworts, which is a microcosm of the masterpiece "Compendium of Materia Medica". At present, the plant layout in this area is based on the unique medicinal classification method of the Ministry of Grass, and about 300 kinds of medicinal plants are planted.
Vine medicine area
Woody vine medicines mostly grow in old forests in deep mountains. Their huge and beautiful vines and broad-leaved forests form a tropical rainforest landscape. Each of the four "Kings of Vine" has its own unique supply and marketing - the Guangxi specialty medicinal material Chicken Spatholobi, which can secrete red sap with a strong blood-tonifying effect and treat waist and knee pain and irregular menstruation; the cane is hundreds of meters long, twists and turns left and right, and can The dragon crossing mountains and rivers is a good medicine for relaxing muscles and joints and treating rheumatoid arthritis and bruises; the flat vine with a flat stem shaped like a shoulder pole is used to treat waist and leg pain and rheumatism in joints; hanging strings of purplish red in spring The inflorescences include the black blood vine that clears away heat, relieves coughs, and treats bruises and swelling; the yellow vine that extracts the anti-inflammatory drug berberine; the rare honeysuckle with a stem as thick as a bowl; the blood vine that treats anemia and lumbar muscle strain, etc. These giant vines are more than 40 years old and are witnesses of the development of the medicine garden.
Many vines not only have important medicinal value, but their leaves are also good ornamental plants. For example, clusters of red flowers bloom in summer, red ivy is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, passion flower whose fruit is used as raw material for refreshing drinks, Lingxiao which is used to treat gastroenteritis, Junzi which is used as an anthelmintic medicine, etc. Their flowers and fruits are The shape and color are very charming. The green feather-leaf vine is tightly attached to stone walls or cement pillars with its thick stems and powerful aerial roots, showing its strong strength. Aristolochia has an expectorant effect, and its ripe fruits in autumn look like bells hanging on the trellis. There are also the large-leaf Uncaria whose stipules have both mutated into hook-like spines and which can be used to treat colds and high blood pressure, etc., etc., etc., all of which make people linger...
Yin Sheng Medicine Area
Looks like a fairy Crown, the crown fern that grows high on large tree trunks; Drynariae, which is parasitic on a variety of woody plants and has the effects of nourishing the kidneys, strengthening bones, and relieving pain; Guanzhong, which can dispel wind, heat, and detoxify; treat dysentery, enteritis, etc. Begonia for treating various diseases; Xiao Luo umbrella, which can regulate blood circulation and promote menstruation; Fu Chu Lin, which has the effects of relieving cough, eliminating phlegm, and strengthening hemostasis; Dragon's Day leaves, which can clear away heat and resolve phlegm, and is used for phlegm-fire cough and acute bronchitis; Saxifrage, which is beneficial to the lungs; Scutellaria baicalensis, which has the effect of clearing away heat and soothing the throat; Dendrobium, a precious and scarce medicinal material that has the effects of promoting body fluids, quenching thirst, analgesic and reducing swelling; A branch of seven leaves, a rare medicinal material whose rhizomes are used as medicine for treating asthma and snake bites. flower; it is recently reported that the queen of the tea family - golden camellia tea, has been confirmed to have anti-cancer and anti-cancer effects...
Zingiberaceae Medicine Zone
This zone covers an area of 0.5 hectares and gathers There are more than 130 kinds of medicinal plants in the Zingiberaceae family, and it is currently the park that collects and preserves the most varieties of Zingiberaceae plants in China.
Many of the Zingiberaceae plants shown here are commonly used Chinese medicinal materials, including amomum villosum, which can reduce dampness and promote qi, warm and stop vomiting, stop diarrhea, and have an abortion; Curcuma, which can break blood, promote qi, eliminate accumulation and relieve pain; Cardamom is a herb that replenishes qi, strengthens the spleen, tonifies the kidneys, and soothes the mind; it warms the middle and removes dampness, promotes qi and strengthens the spleen; it is a natural pigment that also has the functions of activating blood circulation, promoting qi, dispersing blood stasis, soothing the liver, relieving depression, and lowering blood lipids. Turmeric; herbs and fruits that have the functions of drying dampness, eliminating phlegm, and fighting malaria; ginger, which has the functions of dispelling cold, stopping vomiting, and detoxifying, and other commonly used traditional Chinese medicines. Among them, those that have carried out standardized planting research and promotion demonstrations in Guangxi include Guangxi zedoary, ginger, amomum villosum, turmeric, kaempferia, etc.
Ethnic Medicine Area
This area covers an area of 2.7 hectares. Medicinal plants used by 11 ethnic minorities in Guangxi to prevent and treat diseases are planted in different areas, such as high-alcohol plants used to treat lymph node tuberculosis. A large woody poisonous plant that seals the throat when blood is seen; the worry-free flower that has the effect of removing dampness and stopping dysentery is like a firework; the horn melon can detoxify and kill insects and is used to treat various skin ringworms and warts; it is widely used as medicine and food in Guangxi. Chicang Teng, a good heat-clearing and diuretic medicine; Twidu Teng, a good heat-clearing and dampness-clearing medicine, etc.
The planning and layout of this area mainly follows the principle of combining preserved varieties with leisure tourism. Various ethnic medicines of Guangxi are displayed in a semi-open space, reflecting the long-standing Guangxi ethnic medicine culture.
Rare and Endangered Drugs Area
The mandarin tree with leaves shaped like a mandarin; the living fossil of the same era as the dinosaurs - Cynophylla; an anti-cancer drug that has become one of the important botanicals recognized around the world - - Ginkgo biloba; a precious medicinal herb that uses resin-containing wood as medicine and has been successfully artificially bred and cultivated. It has the effect of cooling down the temperature, warming the kidneys and replenishing the qi; and Hong Kong magnolia and cinnabar, which have increasingly diminished wild resources and need to be protected. Mulan, Vietnamese gray magnolia, Hainan Dafengzi, Thai Dafengzi, etc.
Tropical Medicine Area
This area covers an area of about 5 hectares, including a greenhouse area and a southern medicine area. There are more than 500 species of medicinal plants introduced from tropical areas planted here. As an important preservation facility for the introduction of medicinal plants from tropical areas, the greenhouse grows a variety of cactus and succulents, endemic plants in tropical areas that are used both as medicine and food. They are important nutritional and health foods that can inhibit cancer, improve immunity, and eliminate body fluids. It has the functions of preventing toxins, preventing liver diseases, regulating gastrointestinal function, etc. It also has world-famous botanical medicines such as aloe vera.
The southern medicine area is planted with one of the straightest and tallest tree species in the world - the sky tree; a good medicine for treating throat inflammation - myrobalan; and the leaf sheaths store sufficient water and sugar. Salt, known as the natural drinking water station, has the functions of clearing away heat, detoxifying, drying dampness, reducing swelling and relieving pain, and is used for colds, fever, tonsillitis and other symptoms. It has been widely developed into a variety of summer herbal teas; World famous coffee and more.
Medicinal Animal Area
This area displays health products that have been successfully developed for breeding medicinal animals, such as: deer blood wine with the health-care effects of nourishing essence, nourishing blood, and aphrodisiac. , deer bone wine, and deer antler slices that can replenish sperm and marrow, replenish blood and yang, strengthen muscles and bones, strengthen the brain and soothe the nerves; gecko wine has the health effects of nourishing the lungs and kidneys, relieving qi and calming asthma, etc. Medicine Garden Address
Tickets for Medicine Garden, No. 189 Changyun Road, Nanning
Ticket: 65 yuan/person
Monthly ticket: 120 yuan/person
Annual pass: 480 yuan/person Opening hours
Summer and autumn 8:00-18:00
Spring and winter 8:00-17:30 Bus guide
Bus at Gate 2: Ring City Line 1, 20, 42, 43, 90 (Xiangzhu Avenue North Station)
Bus at Gate 3: No. 7 (Medicinal Botanical Garden Station), Route 101, Route 102, Ring City Line 1, Route 20, 42, 43, 90 (Xiangzhu Interchange Station)