黄连为重要的中药材,以根茎入药,为多年生植物,必须在一定的荫蔽、温湿条件下生长。湖北省恩施地区为我国黄连主要产地之一,其中尤以利川县产量较多,被誊称为“黄连之乡”,所产品种为味连,俗称“鸡爪连”。传统黄连栽培方法较为落后。育苗采刚“撒茅林”的方法,成苗数极低。栽培要 Coptis major Chinese herbal medicines to rhizome drugs, perennials, must be shade, warm and humid conditions. Enshi area of ​​Hubei Province is one of the main producing areas of Coptis chinensis, especially in Lichuan County, with more output. It is called as “Coptis village”. Traditional Coptis cultivation method is more backward. Nursery mining just “Satsuma forest” approach, into a very low number of seedlings. To cultivate