Handing over 330,000 purple khôi plants to people in 5 communes in Yen Lap

In order to promote the potential strengths of mountainous areas, Yen Lap district has just handed over 330,000 purple khôi trees to households to plant with the goal of both protecting the forest and creating livelihoods to help people escape poverty and improve their lives. This program belongs to Sub-Project 2 of Project 3 "Investing and supporting the development of precious medicinal plant growing areas to promote the potential strengths of mountainous areas as part of the National Target Program on socio -economic development of ethnic minority and mountainous areas" for the period 2021-2025.

Mr. Nguyen Van Son in Duc Xuan area, Minh Hoa commune received over 11 thousand purple khôi trees that are being grown in his garden waiting to be planted in the spring crop.

Accordingly, Yen Lap district has 5 communes implementing this project including: Minh Hoa, Dong Lac, Phuc Khanh, Dong Thinh, Ngoc Dong with an area of ​​33 hectares and 173 participating households. Up to this point, households have received enough seedlings and are growing them in the garden waiting to plant in the spring of 2025. After harvesting, the purple khôi tree will be purchased by Gia Linh Agricultural Cooperative for dried leaves to make medicinal herbs.

Purple khôi plant, also known as velvet khôi plant, in oriental medicine is a herbal medicine that supports the treatment of stomach diseases, has anti-inflammatory effects, astringes ulcers, heals scars and reduces the increase of stomach acid, reduces heartburn, burning in the epigastric region, stimulates new skin and heals the stomach and duodenum quickly.

Thuy Hang