菊叶薯蓣又名墨西哥薯蓣,原产于墨西哥,20世纪70年代引入我国云南省试种成功,是一种提取皂素合成其他皮质激素的重要原料。因该品种皂素含量较高,其皂素含量是同等重量盾叶薯蓣的2倍。种植3年后其亩产量为5000～6000kg,目前生产厂家合同收购价格2.5元/kg,平均每亩年收入近4000 Chrysanthemum yam, also known as Mexican yam, native to Mexico, was introduced into Yunnan Province in the 1970s for trial success. It is an important raw material for the synthesis of other corticosteroids from saponin. Because of the high content of saponin varieties, the saponin content is the same weight of Dioscorea double. After 3 years of planting, the output per mu is 5000 ~ 6000kg, the current contract price of the manufacturer is 2.5 yuan / kg, and the annual average income per mu is nearly 4000