麻黃是多年生草本植物，性喜低溫，多繁殖在河岸，道旁、田間，除高山峻嶺外，幾乎到處都有分布，可謂隨地而居。
      
    我國最早的醫書《黃帝內經》中就有麻黃對喘病療效卓著的記載。我國第一部藥典《神農本草》曾提到麻黃是治療傷寒的主藥。現代醫藥對麻黃的應用亦很廣，西藥中治療哮喘、咳嗽，都以麻黃為主藥。
      
    中牟麻黃又名“牟麻黃”，久負盛名。它的主要產地在中牟縣城東南魯河灘頭。晉陶弘景說：“麻黃…中牟者為勝”。唐蘇頌在《圖經本草》中也說：“麻黃今汴京多有之，以中牟者為勝。”明代名醫僧繼宏說：“中牟麻黃之地，冬不積雪，為泄內陽也。”中牟麻黃很早就被定為貢品。據《中牟縣志》記載：“麻黃…本草，產中牟龍脊山，明朝入貢。”直到1938年蔣介石扒黃河大堤，中牟縣城陸沉，龍脊山被巨流卷走，麻黃老根也隨波逐流。
      
    中牟麻黃產地，并非只有龍脊山一處，中牟縣北起黃河沿，南至尉氏、新鄭邊界，都曾產過麻黃，而且長勢旺盛，質味優良。因此，完全有條件恢復中牟麻黃生產。


 

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.