麻黄始载于《神农本草经》,历代本草均有收载,一直为临床所应用。70年代以来发现多糖具有细胞识别、细胞通讯、免疫、抗癌等功能,因此对多糖的研究越来越重视。笔者通过实验观察麻黄多糖对绵羊红细胞所致免疫功能低下小鼠溶血素抗体生成的影响(比色法),以了解麻黄多糖对免疫功 Ephedra was first included in the “Shen Nong’s Materia Medica”. Herbs have been collected for generations and have been used clinically. Since the 1970s, polysaccharides have been found to have cell recognition, cell communication, immunity, and anti-cancer functions. Therefore, more and more attention has been paid to the research of polysaccharides. The authors observed the effect of ephedra polysaccharides on hemolysin antibody production in immunocompromised mice induced by sheep erythrocytes (colorimetric method) to understand the effects of ephedra polysaccharides on immune function.