Lonicera confusa limited demand, output saturation

August 9th - business cooperatives

"A gold and silver flowers generally two yuan, yield is low; and the high yield of Flos Lonicerae seedlings to sell 8 yuan. " And Wang Guodong said, my city some business profit-driven, borrow honeysuckle Flos Lonicerae seedlings sales, not only damage the interests of the masses, also blind expansion of the cultivated area of Flos lonicerae.

According to Wang Guodong, the current domestic market is very difficult to find the " mark of Flos Lonicerae " items, whether of prescription of traditional Chinese medicine, Chinese medicine, herbal, extract, or health products, tea and so on, even if the " Flos Lonicerae " as raw material, still will be labeled " gold and silver flower ", in order to gain recognition, does not in fact legitimate. In the international market, like South Korea, European countries such as the Pharmacopoeia, also are in Flos Lonicerae honeysuckle medicinally, almost no market for export.

According to statistic, at present countrywide Lonicera confusa DC output of about 20000 tons, among them the biggest Lonicera confusa region is my province Longhui county and Xupu County, a total of about 300000 acres, the annual output of about 15000 tons. Followed by Chongqing City Xiushan County of about 120000 acres, the annual output of about 5000 tons. " But the market almost have not found in Lonicera confusa named processing project. " Wang Guodong said, Lonicera confusa limited demand, while the yield has become saturated.