20世纪末,国际卫生组织意外发现,生活在环境恶劣的额济纳沙漠地区的居民,平均寿命远远高于其它地区,其中原因,与食用苁蓉有一定关系。肉苁蓉,又名大芸,为列当科二年生寄生草本植物肉苁蓉的带鳞叶的肉质茎。主产于内蒙古、甘肃、新疆、青海等地的沙质土壤和半沙质的草原地带。有 At the end of the 20th century, the International Health Organization unexpectedly discovered that the average life expectancy of residents living in the harsh environment of the Ejina desert area is much higher than that of other regions. The reason is related to the consumption of Cistanche. Cistanche deserticola, also known as Daxie, is a scaled, fleshy stem of Cistanche deserticola, a biennial parasitic herb. Mainly produced in Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Xinjiang, Qinghai and other places of sandy soil and semi-sandal grassland. Have