充满生机的沙棘产业

Sallow Thorn

沙棘——黄土高原区域最具有顽强生命力的耐寒、耐旱、耐贫瘠、耐风沙、根茎繁殖力强、能固氮肥土的罕见植物,千百年来在青藏高原被誉为圣果!1300年前的藏医经典著作《四部医典》、唐代的《月王药珍》就详尽的记载了沙棘祛痰、利肺、养胃、健脾、化湿、壮阴、升阳、活血、祛瘀的作用。我国清代的药学经典《晶珠本草》也记载了沙棘的医药用途。今天。

Sallow thorn is a rare plant found on the Loess Plateau. It was highly revered by the inhabitants of the Qinghai and Tibet region. It acts as both an expectorant and assists blood circulation to those ingesting it. This and other medicinal uses of the plant may be found in the Tang Dynasty’ s Yue Wang Yao Zhen and the Qing Dynasty’ s Jin Zhu Ben Cao.Sallow thorn inherently possesses the ability to resist the onslaught of abrasive sand and winds, making it a natural protection agent. Ms. Qian Zhengying, former head of Water Conservancy Ministry, made a suggestion of developing sallow thorn industry to protect loess plateau. Today, more than 3 million acres of lands are covered by sallow thorn which can resist the attack of sands and wind, prevent desertification, China is a big country of sallow thorn resources that takes 90% of that of the world, Sallow thorn can not only be used to improve the environment, but also can be used for medical use. Sallow thorn, treasure from nature, can be exploited as a new industry.