瓜州蓯(cong)蓉(rong)又(you)名(ming)肉蓯(cong)蓉(rong),形似鎖陽,味(wei)甘(gan)微溫。據《本草(cao)綱(gang)目》記載,蓯(cong)蓉(rong)主治五勞七(qi)傷(shang),補中(zhong)(zhong),除莖中(zhong)(zhong)寒熱痛,養五臟,強陰,益精氣。現已開始(shi)人(ren)工種植,是一種待(dai)開發的名(ming)貴中(zhong)(zhong)藥(yao)材。
瓜州肉(rou)蓯(cong)蓉(rong)(rong)的(de)產地瓜州縣(xian),地處河西走廊西端,是古絲綢之路(lu)的(de)商賈重鎮,是典(dian)型的(de)荒(huang)漠(mo)(mo)半(ban)荒(huang)漠(mo)(mo)大(da)陸性氣候,干旱(han)少雨,日照(zhao)充(chong)足,非(fei)常(chang)適宜肉(rou)蓯(cong)蓉(rong)(rong)的(de)生長。瓜州肉(rou)蓯(cong)蓉(rong)(rong)含有(you)苯乙醇苷類(lei)、環烯醚(mi)萜(tie)類(lei)、木脂素(su)類(lei)、多(duo)糖、多(duo)種(zhong)氨基(ji)酸、多(duo)種(zhong)生物堿等營養物質,富含人體所需(xu)微(wei)量(liang)元素(su),其中(zhong)苯乙醇總(zong)苷是肉(rou)蓯(cong)蓉(rong)(rong)中(zhong)主要(yao)活性成分,味甘、性溫,具有(you)補腎壯陽(yang)、填精補髓(sui)、養血潤燥、悅(yue)色(se)延(yan)年等功效。肉(rou)蓯(cong)蓉(rong)(rong)素(su)有(you)“沙漠(mo)(mo)人參(can)”之美譽,具有(you)極高的(de)藥用價值,是中(zhong)國傳統的(de)名貴中(zhong)藥材。