瓜州蓯蓉(rong)又(you)名肉蓯蓉(rong),形似鎖陽(yang),味(wei)甘(gan)微溫(wen)。據(ju)《本草綱(gang)目》記(ji)載,蓯蓉(rong)主治五勞七傷,補中,除莖中寒熱(re)痛(tong),養(yang)五臟,強(qiang)陰(yin),益(yi)精氣。現已(yi)開(kai)始(shi)人工種植,是一種待開(kai)發的名貴(gui)中藥材(cai)。
瓜州肉蓯(cong)(cong)蓉(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)的(de)產地(di)瓜州縣,地(di)處(chu)河西走廊西端,是古絲綢之路(lu)的(de)商賈重鎮,是典型的(de)荒漠(mo)半荒漠(mo)大(da)陸性氣候,干旱少雨,日照充足,非常適宜肉蓯(cong)(cong)蓉(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)的(de)生(sheng)長。瓜州肉蓯(cong)(cong)蓉(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)含(han)有(you)苯乙醇苷類(lei)、環烯醚萜(tie)類(lei)、木脂素類(lei)、多糖、多種(zhong)氨基(ji)酸、多種(zhong)生(sheng)物堿等(deng)營(ying)養物質,富(fu)含(han)人(ren)體所(suo)需微量元(yuan)素,其中(zhong)苯乙醇總苷是肉蓯(cong)(cong)蓉(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)中(zhong)主要活性成(cheng)分(fen),味甘、性溫,具有(you)補腎壯陽、填精補髓、養血潤燥、悅色延年等(deng)功效。肉蓯(cong)(cong)蓉(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)素有(you)“沙漠(mo)人(ren)參”之美(mei)譽,具有(you)極高的(de)藥用價(jia)值,是中(zhong)國傳(chuan)統的(de)名貴中(zhong)藥材。