罗布麻是我国北方分布较广的一种资源植物。为宿根多年生草本,属夹竹桃科,分白麻与红麻两大类别。红麻分布在我国长江、淮河、秦岭,以及昆仑山以北,而白麻仅见于新疆、甘肃、青海等内陆区域。罗布麻的用途很广,韧皮纤维可做纺织原料,麻叶可以药用、饮用、烟用;根有强心、利尿、消肿等药用价值。 Apocynum is a widely distributed resource plant in northern China. Perennial herb for the root, is Apocynaceae, sub-white linen and kenaf two categories. Kenaf distribution in China’s Yangtze River, Huaihe River, Qinling Mountains, north of the Kunlun Mountains, and white hemp only found in Xinjiang, Gansu, Qinghai and other inland regions. Apocynum is widely used, bast fibers can be used as textile raw materials, hemp leaves can be medicinal, drinking, smoking; root with cardiac, diuretic, swelling and other medicinal value.