中牟麻黄

    麻黄是多年生草本植物，性喜低温，多繁殖在河岸，道旁、田间，除高山峻岭外，几乎到处都有分布，可谓随地而居。
      
    我国最早的医书《黄帝内经》中就有麻黄对喘病疗效卓著的记载。我国第一部药典《神农本草》曾提到麻黄是治疗伤寒的主药。现代医药对麻黄的应用亦很广，西药中治疗哮喘、咳嗽，都以麻黄为主药。
      
    中牟麻黄又名“牟麻黄”，久负盛名。它的主要产地在中牟县城东南鲁河滩头。晋陶弘景说：“麻黄…中牟者为胜”。唐苏颂在《图经本草》中也说：“麻黄今汴京多有之，以中牟者为胜。”明代名医僧继宏说：“中牟麻黄之地，冬不积雪，为泄内阳也。”中牟麻黄很早就被定为贡品。据《中牟县志》记载：“麻黄…本草，产中牟龙脊山，明朝入贡。”直到1938年蒋介石扒黄河大堤，中牟县城陆沉，龙脊山被巨流卷走，麻黄老根也随波逐流。
      
    中牟麻黄产地，并非只有龙脊山一处，中牟县北起黄河沿，南至尉氏、新郑边界，都曾产过麻黄，而且长势旺盛，质味优良。因此，完全有条件恢复中牟麻黄生产。


 

Zhongmou Ephedra

    Ephedra is a herbaceos perennial which grows in hypothermal places beside rivers, roads and fields. The earliest medical book Huang Di’s Classic of Internal Medicine and Chinese first medicinal classic Shen Nong Herbal Classic all have recorded its medicinal functions. Besides, it is also widely used in modern medical science.
      
    Zhoumou ephedra has earned a good reputation for a long time, which is mainly produced in Zhongmou County. According to Zhongmou County Record, it was set as a tribute in early time.