元胡是罂粟科多年生草本植物。地下块茎为常用中药,又是出口商品,市场上十分紧俏。一般每667平方米产100—150公斤干品,产值为1100—1650元,纯收入可达800—1300元。元胡是浅根作物,下种后根与地下茎先生长,地下茎长成几节后,子元胡就结在节位上,约经过4个月才开始出苗。药用部分的块茎有两种:由地下茎节位 Yuan Hu is a papaveraceae perennial herb. Underground tubers are commonly used traditional Chinese medicine, but also export commodities, the market is very tight. General per 667 square meters produce 100-150 kilograms of dry goods, the output value of 1100-1650 yuan, net income up to 800-1300 yuan. Yuan Hu is a shallow root crops, the next species of roots and underground stems after the growth of underground stems into several sections, the yuan Yuan Hu knot in the node, about 4 months after the emergence of seedlings. There are two types of tubers in the medicinal part: the underground stems