近年來(lái)，肉蓯蓉以其獨(dú)特的醫(yī)療及保健功效在治療疾病、保障健康中發(fā)揮著重要的作用。傳統(tǒng)醫(yī)學(xué)認(rèn)為肉蓯蓉具有補(bǔ)腎陽(yáng)、益精血、潤(rùn)腸通便的作用，現(xiàn)代藥理研究證明肉蓯蓉及其有效成分具有抗疲勞、抗衰老、抗腫瘤、增強(qiáng)機(jī)體免疫力等藥理作用，備受人們的關(guān)注，成為醫(yī)藥領(lǐng)域研究的熱點(diǎn)之一。從肉蓯蓉化學(xué)成分、提取方法、質(zhì)量控制、藥理作用等方面進(jìn)行綜述，為廣泛深入研究該植物資源及臨床應(yīng)用提供參考。

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