瓜(gua)州蓯(cong)(cong)(cong)蓉又名(ming)肉蓯(cong)(cong)(cong)蓉,形似鎖陽,味(wei)甘微溫。據《本草綱(gang)目》記載,蓯(cong)(cong)(cong)蓉主治(zhi)五(wu)勞(lao)七傷,補中(zhong)(zhong),除莖(jing)中(zhong)(zhong)寒熱痛,養五(wu)臟,強陰,益精氣。現已開(kai)始(shi)人工種植,是一種待開(kai)發的(de)名(ming)貴(gui)中(zhong)(zhong)藥(yao)材。
瓜(gua)州肉(rou)(rou)蓯(cong)(cong)蓉的(de)產地瓜(gua)州縣,地處河西走廊西端,是(shi)古絲綢之路的(de)商賈重鎮,是(shi)典型的(de)荒漠半荒漠大陸性(xing)(xing)氣候,干(gan)旱少雨,日照充(chong)足,非常(chang)適宜肉(rou)(rou)蓯(cong)(cong)蓉的(de)生(sheng)長。瓜(gua)州肉(rou)(rou)蓯(cong)(cong)蓉含(han)有(you)苯(ben)乙(yi)(yi)醇苷類、環烯醚萜類、木脂(zhi)素(su)類、多糖、多種氨基酸、多種生(sheng)物堿等營養物質(zhi),富含(han)人體所需(xu)微量元素(su),其中(zhong)(zhong)苯(ben)乙(yi)(yi)醇總苷是(shi)肉(rou)(rou)蓯(cong)(cong)蓉中(zhong)(zhong)主(zhu)要活性(xing)(xing)成分(fen),味甘、性(xing)(xing)溫,具(ju)有(you)補腎壯陽、填(tian)精(jing)補髓、養血潤燥、悅色延(yan)年(nian)等功效(xiao)。肉(rou)(rou)蓯(cong)(cong)蓉素(su)有(you)“沙漠人參”之美譽(yu),具(ju)有(you)極(ji)高的(de)藥用價值,是(shi)中(zhong)(zhong)國傳統的(de)名貴中(zhong)(zhong)藥材。