瓜州蓯(cong)(cong)蓉又(you)名(ming)肉蓯(cong)(cong)蓉,形似鎖陽,味甘(gan)微溫。據《本(ben)草綱目》記載,蓯(cong)(cong)蓉主治(zhi)五勞七傷,補中(zhong),除莖中(zhong)寒熱痛,養五臟,強陰,益精氣(qi)。現已開(kai)始人(ren)工種(zhong)植,是一種(zhong)待開(kai)發的名(ming)貴(gui)中(zhong)藥(yao)材(cai)。
瓜州肉蓯蓉(rong)(rong)的產(chan)地(di)瓜州縣,地(di)處(chu)河西走廊(lang)西端,是(shi)(shi)古(gu)絲綢(chou)之(zhi)路的商賈重鎮,是(shi)(shi)典型的荒(huang)漠(mo)半荒(huang)漠(mo)大陸性(xing)氣候,干旱少雨,日照充足,非(fei)常(chang)適宜肉蓯蓉(rong)(rong)的生(sheng)長。瓜州肉蓯蓉(rong)(rong)含有(you)苯乙醇苷(gan)類(lei)、環烯(xi)醚萜類(lei)、木脂素類(lei)、多(duo)糖、多(duo)種(zhong)氨基酸、多(duo)種(zhong)生(sheng)物堿等營養物質(zhi),富含人體所需微量元素,其中苯乙醇總苷(gan)是(shi)(shi)肉蓯蓉(rong)(rong)中主要活性(xing)成(cheng)分(fen),味甘、性(xing)溫,具(ju)有(you)補腎壯陽、填精補髓、養血潤燥、悅色延年等功效。肉蓯蓉(rong)(rong)素有(you)“沙漠(mo)人參”之(zhi)美譽,具(ju)有(you)極高的藥(yao)用(yong)價值,是(shi)(shi)中國傳統的名貴中藥(yao)材。