植物学上称太子参为异叶假繁缕,是石竹科的二年生浅根系的草木植物,又名孩儿参、童参。其块根干燥后药用或作饮料原料。分布于江苏、山东、安徽等省,现主产于江苏、山东临沂地区的临沭县等地。用于脾虚体倦、食欲不振、病后虚弱、自汗口渴等病。近几年来随着饮料生产的开发常作为防暑饮料原料之一,故需用量猛增,价格亦成倍 Botany known as heterophylla heterophylla, is a two-year-old Caryophyllaceae herbaceous plants, also known as infantile ginseng, Tongshen. The roots of dried medicinal or for beverage ingredients. Distributed in Jiangsu, Shandong, Anhui and other provinces, is mainly produced in Jiangsu, Shandong Linyi Linshu and other places. For spleen fatigue, loss of appetite, sickness after the weak, spontaneous thirst and other diseases. In recent years, with the development of beverage production often as one of the ingredients of sunstroke drinks, so the amount of demand soared, the price is also doubled