沙棘为胡颓子科植物沙棘的干燥成熟果实,也叫醋柳果、醋刺柳等,是一种药食同源的植物。沙棘系蒙古族、藏族习用药材,分布于内蒙古、云南、西藏等地,秋、冬二季果实成熟或冻硬时采收,除去杂质,干燥或蒸后干燥。沙棘呈类球形或扁球形,有的数个粘连,单个直径5~8mm。表面橙黄色或棕红色,皱缩,顶端有残存花柱,基部具短小果梗或果梗痕。果肉油润,质柔软。种子斜卵形,长约4mm,宽约2mm;表面 Seabuckthorn is an Elaeagnus family of seabuckthorn dry ripe fruit, also known as vinegar Liu fruit, vinegar and so on, is a kind of medicinal and edible plants. Seabuckthorn Department Mongolian, Tibetan medicinal herbs, located in Inner Mongolia, Yunnan, Tibet and other places, autumn and winter when the fruit is ripe or frozen hard harvest, remove impurities, dried or steamed and dried. Seabuckthorn was spherical or oblate, with several adhesions, a single diameter of 5 ~ 8mm. Surface orange or reddish brown, shrunken, the top of the remaining style, the base with short fruit stems or fruit stalks. Fruit oil, soft quality. Seed obliquely ovate, about 4mm, width 2mm; surface