瓜州蓯蓉又名(ming)肉蓯蓉，形似(si)鎖陽，味(wei)甘微(wei)溫。據《本草綱目(mu)》記載，蓯蓉主治五(wu)勞七傷，補中，除莖(jing)中寒熱痛(tong)，養五(wu)臟，強陰，益精氣。現已開始人工種植，是一種待開發的名(ming)貴中藥材。

瓜州肉(rou)(rou)(rou)蓯(cong)(cong)(cong)蓉(rong)(rong)(rong)的產地(di)瓜州縣，地(di)處河西走廊西端(duan)，是(shi)(shi)(shi)古絲(si)綢(chou)之(zhi)路的商賈重鎮，是(shi)(shi)(shi)典型(xing)的荒(huang)漠(mo)半荒(huang)漠(mo)大陸性(xing)(xing)氣候，干旱少雨，日照(zhao)充足，非常適(shi)宜(yi)肉(rou)(rou)(rou)蓯(cong)(cong)(cong)蓉(rong)(rong)(rong)的生長。瓜州肉(rou)(rou)(rou)蓯(cong)(cong)(cong)蓉(rong)(rong)(rong)含有(you)(you)苯(ben)乙醇(chun)苷(gan)類、環烯(xi)醚萜類、木脂(zhi)素(su)類、多糖(tang)、多種(zhong)氨(an)基酸(suan)、多種(zhong)生物堿等營養物質(zhi)，富含人(ren)體(ti)所需微量元素(su)，其中(zhong)苯(ben)乙醇(chun)總苷(gan)是(shi)(shi)(shi)肉(rou)(rou)(rou)蓯(cong)(cong)(cong)蓉(rong)(rong)(rong)中(zhong)主要活(huo)性(xing)(xing)成分，味(wei)甘、性(xing)(xing)溫，具有(you)(you)補腎壯陽、填精補髓、養血潤燥、悅(yue)色(se)延年等功效。肉(rou)(rou)(rou)蓯(cong)(cong)(cong)蓉(rong)(rong)(rong)素(su)有(you)(you)“沙(sha)漠(mo)人(ren)參”之(zhi)美譽，具有(you)(you)極高(gao)的藥用價值，是(shi)(shi)(shi)中(zhong)國傳統的名(ming)貴中(zhong)藥材(cai)。