麦角是妇产科不可缺少的药物。我国每年需要量甚大,但是多依靠进口。由于价值昂贵每年给国家增加巨额外汇。因而寻找野生麦角资源或人工繁殖以带外货,是十分重要而迫切的任务。1953年我们在黑河地区发现“黑麦”上有野生麦角的寄生,得到党和领导机关极大重视,因此于1956年8月我们生药研究组同志至 Ergot is an indispensable medicine in obstetrics and gynecology. China needs a great amount each year, but relies more on imports. Due to the high value of the country every year to increase huge foreign exchange. Therefore, it is an important and urgent task to find wild ergot resources or artificial propagation to bring out-of-stock products. In 1953 we found parasitic wild ergot on “rye” in the Heihe area, which received great attention from the party and the leadership. Therefore, in August 1956,