葛根为豆科植物野葛Pueraria lobata(wiild)ohwi或甘葛藤Pueraria thomsonii的干燥根,豆科葛属多年生全草落叶藤本攀缘植物,别名葛藤、干葛、粉葛、甘葛。主产于湖南、江西、河南、广西、四川、云南等省区,性喜温暖湿润的气候,土层深厚、疏松、富含腐殖质的砂质壤土。葛根为常用的大宗药材,具有清凉解毒、生津止渴、舒心开胃、防暑降温、抗菌消炎、降血糖、降血压、降血脂,对预防和治疗心脑血管、脑血栓、脑供血流量不足、心绞痛、冠心病等有独特的保健功能和疗 Pueraria is a dry legume of Pueraria lobata (wiild) ohwi or Pueraria thomsonii, a leguminous plant belonging to the genus Leguminosae. Mainly produced in Hunan, Jiangxi, Henan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan and other provinces, like warm and humid climate, deep soil, loose, rich in humus sandy loam. Pueraria is a commonly used bulk herbs, with cool detoxification, thirst quenching, comfortable appetizers, summer heatstroke, anti-bacterial anti-inflammatory, hypoglycemic, lowering blood pressure, lowering blood fat, on the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular, cerebral thrombosis, cerebral insufficiency flow, angina , Coronary heart disease have unique health care functions and treatment