| Plants and Herbs in the
Shennong Stream Area
 A sail or
a leave?
Along the upper Shennong Stream, tourists can find stretches of winter sweets,
crythanthemum, wild scallion, wild garlic, cliff cabbage (Bergeniapurparascens), dove
tree, Mognolia obovata, and other rare plants.
 Dove tree
Among them, the most conspicuous is the dove tree. Its flowers, pure and white,
look like white doves perching in the trees, so they are also called the "dove
flowers". After the fourth glacial epoch, the dove tree disappeared almost completely
all over the world except in Shennongjia. Today, the dove tree, as a friendship envoy, has
been presented to many countries, and is called "dove tree from China". Its
flowers are offering fragrance to all peoples on the six continents."
The upper reaches of the Shennong Stream have not only vast forest reserves, but also
many medicinal herbs. According to the statistics, over 100 rare medicinal herbs are
growing here, apart from countless ordinary ones. Among them are bulb of fritillary,
Ganoderma lucidum, rhizome of Chinese gold thread, bark of official magnolia, bark of
eucommia, Shennong musk daisy, to name a few.
Another precious product as famous as dangshen here is
tuber of elevated gastrodia. The bulb of it has functions of nourishing the blood,
reinforcing body fluid, relieving rheumatic pains and invigorating the spleen. It is
particularly effective in treating vertigo headaches. That is why traditional Chinese
medicinal doctors often put it down in the prescriptions, and few tourists would not buy
some to take home at leaving.
Relating Topics:
Plants along the Yangtze River
Plants and Herbs in the Shennong Stream Area
A Bead on the Head
A Bowl of Water at the
Riverside
A Flower with Seven Leaves
A Pen of King Wen
Badong Ford Manglietia
Bynostemma
Chicken Feet Coptis
Chinese Alpine Rush
Dangshen
Dove Tree
Fir Trees
Fragrant Fruit Tree
Home of Citrus Trees
Hong Ping Apricot
Houpu Tree
Lian Xiang
Longlife Tree at Fanjia Village
Peach Trees
Red Fruit
Reed
Sileng Tree
Silver Flowers along the Wu Gorge
Spruce
Trees in a Yard
Relating links:
Environmental Impact Statement for the Yangtze Three Gorges
Project
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