瓜州蓯蓉又名肉蓯蓉,形似(si)鎖陽,味甘(gan)微溫。據《本(ben)草(cao)綱(gang)目》記載,蓯蓉主治五(wu)勞七傷,補中(zhong),除莖中(zhong)寒熱痛(tong),養五(wu)臟(zang),強(qiang)陰,益(yi)精氣。現已開(kai)始人工種(zhong)植,是(shi)一種(zhong)待開(kai)發的名貴(gui)中(zhong)藥材。
瓜州(zhou)肉蓯(cong)蓉(rong)(rong)的(de)(de)(de)產地(di)瓜州(zhou)縣,地(di)處河西(xi)走廊西(xi)端,是古絲綢之(zhi)路的(de)(de)(de)商(shang)賈重(zhong)鎮,是典型的(de)(de)(de)荒(huang)漠(mo)半(ban)荒(huang)漠(mo)大陸性(xing)(xing)(xing)氣(qi)候,干旱少雨,日照充(chong)足,非常適宜肉蓯(cong)蓉(rong)(rong)的(de)(de)(de)生長(chang)。瓜州(zhou)肉蓯(cong)蓉(rong)(rong)含(han)有苯乙醇苷(gan)(gan)類(lei)(lei)、環烯醚萜類(lei)(lei)、木脂素(su)類(lei)(lei)、多(duo)糖、多(duo)種(zhong)氨基酸(suan)、多(duo)種(zhong)生物(wu)(wu)堿等營養物(wu)(wu)質,富含(han)人(ren)體所(suo)需微量元素(su),其中(zhong)(zhong)苯乙醇總苷(gan)(gan)是肉蓯(cong)蓉(rong)(rong)中(zhong)(zhong)主要活(huo)性(xing)(xing)(xing)成分,味甘、性(xing)(xing)(xing)溫,具(ju)有補(bu)腎壯陽、填精補(bu)髓、養血潤(run)燥、悅色延年等功效。肉蓯(cong)蓉(rong)(rong)素(su)有“沙漠(mo)人(ren)參”之(zhi)美譽,具(ju)有極(ji)高(gao)的(de)(de)(de)藥用價(jia)值,是中(zhong)(zhong)國傳統的(de)(de)(de)名貴中(zhong)(zhong)藥材。