中药肉苁蓉又名大芸、精笋、纵蓉、肉松蓉、地精等,始载于《神农本草经》,并被列为上品,后为各版的《中华人民共和国药典》所收载,是我国西北干旱地区特有的沙生濒危药材,有补肾阳,益经血,润肠通便等功效,素有“沙漠人参”之美誉。《药典》2000年之前版本规定药材 Cistanche, also known as Diantan, fine bamboo shoots, vertical Rong, Pongnong, Goblin, etc., was first published in “Shen Nong’s Materia Medica” and was classified as top grade, after the various versions of the “People’s Republic of China Pharmacopoeia” is contained, is In our arid region of northwestern China, endemic to the sand desert endangered medicinal materials, such as kidney yang, beneficial menstruation, laxative effect, known as “desert ginseng ” reputation. Pharmacopoeia before 2000 version of the provisions of medicine