The method comprises the following steps: (1) peeling seeds, disinfecting the peeled seeds with 75%
ethanol and 10% NaClO, and inoculating the disinfected seeds to a
hormone-free MS culture medium; (2) after the seeds germinate,
cutting a
hypocotyl which grows robustly, and
cutting the
hypocotyl into sections of 1cm as explants; (3) inoculating the
hypocotyl to an induction medium (MS + 1.5 mg / L 6-BA + 1.5 mg / L 2, 4-D + 0.5 mg / L NAA + 30 g / L
cane sugar + 7 g / L
agar with pH of 6.2), and culturing for 30 days under the conditions of 25 + / -2 DEG C and illumination for 12 h / d to obtain a white green
callus with a good state, and the induction rate reaches 71.1%; and (4) transferring the
callus to a proliferation culture medium (MS + 1.5 mg / L 6-BA + 0.5 mg / L NAA + 30g / L
sucrose + 7g / L
agar, pH being 6.2), and continuously culturing for 30 days to realize expansion proliferation of the
callus. The method is easy and convenient to operate and good in
repeatability, and an effective way is provided for rapid propagation,
germplasm preservation and
secondary metabolite production of the rheum himalayana.