中国古代对葛的开发利用

The Development and Utilization of Kudzu in Ancient China

葛是在中国分布很普遍的一种藤本植物,古人很早就利用它的纤维作为纺织材料,用它的块根作为食物和药物。大约在周朝的时候,它开始被栽培;葛布也成为一种非常重要的贡品,但葛始终没有成为重要的栽培作物。随当今社会的发展,它或许能在人们的日常生活中发挥更重要的作用。

Kudzu is a widespread vine in China,ancient Chinese used its fiber as textile materials,and its earthnut as food and medicines very early.People begun to cultivate it about Zhou dynasty before 2500 years;The kudzu cloth was also a very important tribute in that time,however it was not become as an important crop eventually.Kudzu perhaps can play more important function in people’s daily life with the development of present society.