葛根 [Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi] 为豆科植物，粗壮藤本，长可达8米。秋、冬二季采挖块状根，干燥。《本草纲目》载：葛根，性凉、气平、味甘，具清热、降火、排毒诸功效。葛根是遍布红河县各海拔地带的一味地道中药材。研究表明，葛根中的异黄酮类化合物葛根素对高血压、高血脂、高血糖和心脑血管疾病有一定疗效。在红河南部山区，有大量人工种植的葛根红河县为“西部葛都”，葛根加工作坊如雨后春笋，作坊把葛根加工为葛根粉、葛根片与葛根面。葛根已经成为红河谷山地特色产品，带动了红河县的脱贫攻坚。

Kudzu [ Pueraria lobata (Willd,) Ohwi ] is a leguminous plant with thick vines up to 8 m long. In autumn and winter, its massive roots are dug up and dried. ln Compendium of Materia Medica, it is recorded that Kudzu is cooling, calming and sweet, with detoxifying properties. Kudzu is an important herb in Chinese medicine that can be found across Honghe County at different altitudes. Research has shown that puerarin, an isoflavone compound found in the root, has certain benefits in treating hypertension, hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia as well as cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Kudzu has been planted throughout southern Honghe County, which has received the name "the western capital of Kudzu". Additionally, kudzu-processing workshops have been sprouting up recently like bamboo shoots after a spring rain. These workshops process Kudzu into powder, tablets and noodles. It has thus become a product characteristic of Red River Valley, the economic development of which has helped drive local poverty alleviation efforts.