瓜州蓯蓉又名(ming)肉蓯蓉,形(xing)似鎖陽,味甘微溫。據《本草(cao)綱(gang)目(mu)》記載,蓯蓉主治五勞七傷,補中,除(chu)莖中寒(han)熱(re)痛,養五臟,強陰,益精氣(qi)。現已開始人工種植,是一種待開發的名(ming)貴中藥材。
瓜(gua)州肉蓯(cong)(cong)蓉(rong)(rong)的(de)(de)產地瓜(gua)州縣(xian),地處河西走廊(lang)西端,是(shi)古絲綢之路的(de)(de)商(shang)賈重鎮,是(shi)典型的(de)(de)荒漠半荒漠大陸性氣候,干旱少雨,日照充足,非常(chang)適宜肉蓯(cong)(cong)蓉(rong)(rong)的(de)(de)生長。瓜(gua)州肉蓯(cong)(cong)蓉(rong)(rong)含有苯乙(yi)醇苷類、環烯(xi)醚(mi)萜類、木脂素類、多(duo)糖、多(duo)種(zhong)氨基(ji)酸、多(duo)種(zhong)生物(wu)堿等營養物(wu)質,富(fu)含人體所需微量元(yuan)素,其中(zhong)苯乙(yi)醇總苷是(shi)肉蓯(cong)(cong)蓉(rong)(rong)中(zhong)主(zhu)要活(huo)性成分,味甘(gan)、性溫(wen),具(ju)有補(bu)腎壯陽、填精補(bu)髓、養血潤燥、悅色(se)延年等功效。肉蓯(cong)(cong)蓉(rong)(rong)素有“沙漠人參”之美譽,具(ju)有極高(gao)的(de)(de)藥用價值,是(shi)中(zhong)國傳統的(de)(de)名(ming)貴中(zhong)藥材。