肉苁蓉是一种沙地植物，主要分布于今天的甘肃、宁夏、陕北及内蒙古西部。从党项人本土生态知识的视角出发，探讨党项人对肉苁蓉的认识和利用，发现他们对肉苁蓉生物属性的理解十分精准，对它的利用也能恰到好处，既能获利，又不会破坏它的再生；从西夏时期的典籍记载发现，在与宋、辽交往过程中，肉苁蓉被视为珍贵的药材和补品，充当贡品和商品，身价百倍，从而使西夏王朝在社会经济活动中，仰仗肉苁蓉的外销获得了众多的好处，为西夏立国做出了重要贡献。%Cistanche, a plant growing in sandy areas, is mainly distributed in Gansu, Ningxia, northern Shaanxi and western Inner Mongolia. From the perspective of local ecological knowledge of Dangxiang people, the present study is to explore Dangxiang peopleg understanding and use of the plant. It is discovered that they had very precise understanding of its biological properties, making profit from it without undermining its regeneration. It is found in the ancient records of the Xia Dynasty that in the interaction process with the people of the Song and Liao Dynasties, Cistanche was regarded as precious herbs and supplements. It was treated as a tribute and commodity so valuable that the court of the Western Xia Dynasty made high benefits from its export in their socio-economic activities, making important contributions to the founding of the dynasty.
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