天(tian)山(shan)雪(xue)(xue)蓮(lian)(lian),又名(ming)(ming)“雪(xue)(xue)荷花(hua)”,雪(xue)(xue)蓮(lian)(lian)花(hua)從種(zhong)子(zi)萌發到(dao)抽(chou)苔開花(hua)生(sheng)(sheng)長(chang)期(qi)需6-8年,是新(xin)(xin)疆(jiang)特有(you)(you)(you)的珍奇名(ming)(ming)貴(gui)中草藥(yao),新(xin)(xin)疆(jiang)著名(ming)(ming)特產。獨(du)有(you)(you)(you)的生(sheng)(sheng)存(cun)習性和(he)(he)獨(du)特的生(sheng)(sheng)長(chang)環(huan)境(jing)使天(tian)山(shan)雪(xue)(xue)蓮(lian)(lian)天(tian)然(ran)而稀有(you)(you)(you),并造就(jiu)了(le)它獨(du)特的藥(yao)理作用和(he)(he)神奇的藥(yao)用價值,人們奉雪(xue)(xue)蓮(lian)(lian)為“百(bai)草之王(wang)”、“藥(yao)中極品(pin)”。藏族老百(bai)姓將雪(xue)(xue)蓮(lian)(lian)花(hua)分為雄、雌兩種(zhong),據說(shuo)雌的可(ke)以生(sheng)(sheng)吃(chi),具(ju)有(you)(you)(you)甜味,雄的帶苦味。