沙棘俗称酸刺、醋柳,它对生长环境有很强的适应性和抗逆性,因此干旱、瘠薄盐碱、风沙等恶劣环境中都可顽强生长。我国是世界上沙棘医用记载最早的国家,近年来,随着对沙棘药用价值和医疗保健功能的不断开发,沙棘被科学家赋予了“人类的第三代水果”的美称。 Commonly known as Acanthopanax senticosus, vinegar willow, it has a strong adaptability to the growth environment and resistance, so drought, barren saline, sand and other harsh environments can tenacious growth. In recent years, with the continuous development of medicinal value and health care function of seabuckthorn, seabuckthorn has been acclaimed by scientists as “the third generation of human fruit”.