張良姜出產于河南省魯山縣張良鎮，有2200多年的種植歷史。在《辭海》一書“魯山縣”條目中，有特產張良姜的記載。漢代曾把張良姜列為貢品，《魯山縣志》記載：公元前204年，劉邦、張良等在張良鎮安營扎寨。期間，劉邦及官兵染病，久治不愈，民奉姜湯，服而即愈，劉邦甚愛之，即位后，欽定張良姜為貢品。2010年5月“張良姜”農產品地理標志經農業部審查并組織專家評審，確認符合登記保護條件，依法實施保護。這是全國首個獲得農產品地理標志登記保護的生姜產品。 　　
        
    張良姜以“色澤深黃，辛辣芳香，氣濃味長，質實絲多，百煮不爛，久貯不腐”而著稱，有“姜中之王”的美稱。張良姜富含糖類、蛋白質、脂肪、纖維素  、姜辣素、姜油酮、姜烯酚、姜醇，多種維生素和無機鹽等成分，其中蛋白質、糖類、粗纖維素和抗癌礦物質元素硒的含量較高。經農業部果品及苗木質量監督檢驗測試中心（鄭州）測試，蛋白質的實際含量≥1.62g/100g，高出普通生姜0.22g，粗纖維素的實際含量≥1.2%，高出普通生姜的0.2%，可溶性總糖≥1.80%，礦物質微量元素硒含量達0.0072mg/kg。 　　
        
    張良姜有其獨特的藥用價值，能增強和加速血液循環，有抗衰老、護心臟、預防癌癥、心臟血管病等效果。常吃張良姜能養容顏、去臭氣、通神明等。 張良姜具有較強的芳香辛辣氣味，除腥、去臊、去臭的作用明顯，同時，它還能加工成姜汁、姜油、姜酒等多種食品，用途廣泛。（河南省魯山縣張良姜研究所）




    Zhangliang Ginger is produced in Zhangliang Town in Lushan County, which has been cultivated for more than 200 years. It was ever listed as a tribute in Han Dynasty. This ginger is famous for its characteristics of deep yellow color, fragrant and lasting smell and not easy to getting tender and rotten qualities, which also earn it a praised name of the King of Gingers. It contains much nutrition like sugar, protein, cellulose, various vitamins, etc. 
      
    Zhangliang Ginger has special medicinal values of keeping beauty, relieving bad smell and so on. At the same time, it can also be processed into ginger juice, oil, wine and other kinds of food.