Cistanche Destericola And Its Effects

Feb 27, 2022

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traditional chinese medicine cistanche

What is Cistanche deserticola?

Chinese name: Cistanche (Rou Cong Rong)

Latin name: Cistanche deserticola Ma

Cistanche deserticola, Chinese medicine name. It is the fleshy stem of Cistanche deserticola Y.C.Ma with scaly leaves. Nature and flavor return to the meridian, sweet, salty, warm in nature; return to the kidney and large intestine meridians. It has the effect of invigorating the kidney and helping yang, moistening the intestines, and laxative. Indications: deficiency of kidney yang, deficiency of essence and blood, impotence and premature ejaculation, uterine cold infertility, soreness of waist and knees, atrophy and weakness, constipation due to dry intestines and fluids.

Morphological characteristics: Perennial parasitic herb, 80-100cm tall. Stem fleshy, flat, unbranched, 5-10cm wide at the lower part and 2-5cm wide at the upper part. Scale leaves yellow fleshy imbricate arrangement, lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, 1.5-4cm long and 0.4-0.8cm wide. The spike-like inflorescence is born at the top of the flower stem, there is a bract under each flower, the same shape as the leaf, the bracteoles are 2, narrowly linear, the base is connate with the calyx, the calyx is 5-lobed; the corolla is tubular bell-shaped, yellow, the top is 5-lobed, blue Purple; stamens 4, hairy; ovary superior. Capsule ovate, brown, numerous seeds, small. Flowering May-June.

Distribution area: Distributed in Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang, and other provinces.

Road real estate: Mainly produced in Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Xinjiang, Qinghai, and other places.

Chemical composition: This product contains fat-soluble ingredients including 6-methyl indole, 3-methyl-3 ethyl hexane, etc. The water-soluble ingredients include N, N-dimethylglycine methyl ester, and betaine.

Aliases: Dayun (Dan Dayun), Cunyun, Cistanche (Sweet Cistanche, Light Cistanche), Goblin, Chagan Gaoya

Precautions: Contraindicated for those with yin deficiency and fire, loose stools and diarrhea, and those with constipation due to heat.

effect of improve immunity

improve sexuality

Pharmacological action of Cistanche

1. Effects on the central nervous system: It can increase the content of NE in the hypothalamus, DE in the striatum, and 5-HT in the brain stem and reduce the content of 5-HTAA.


2. Effects on the endocrine system: Cistanche can regulate the rise and fall of nucleic acid content in the liver and spleen, activate the adrenal glands to release corticosteroids, enhance the luteinizing function of the hypothalamus-pituitary-ovary, improve the responsiveness of the pituitary to LRH and the ovary to LH. responsiveness without affecting the endocrine balance of the natural reproductive cycle.


3. The effect of enhancing immune function: Cistanche deserticola water extract can significantly increase the weight of the spleen and thymus, significantly enhance the phagocytic ability of peritoneal macrophages, increase the value of hemolysin and hemolytic plaque-forming cells, and improve the lymphocyte transformation rate and delayed onset Sexual hypersensitivity index can also increase the ratio of cyclic adenosine monophosphate/cyclic guanosine monophosphate.


4. The effect of promoting growth and development: dilute alcohol extract has the effect of promoting growth and development.


5. Anti-aging effect: Cistanche deserticola extract has a significant inhibitory effect on the production of lipid peroxides in the liver.


6. In addition, Cistanche deserticola has the functions of promoting saliva secretion, anti-atherosclerosis, promoting ribonucleic acid metabolism, and laxative.

cistanche's effect of protect liver

Cistanche powder-Cistanche deserticola Extract

Cistanche powder is a product that many people know has a good nourishing effect on the human body. Let's take a look at the efficacy and role of Cistanche powder, and how to eat Cistanche powder!

The efficacy and function of cistanche powder


1. Adjust the sub-health of the body: The ingredients in Cistanche powder can help regulate the user's circulatory system. After the user uses it, it can help protect the heart muscle, reduce blood lipids and fight arteriosclerosis. In addition, it can also help fight blood circulation. Therefore, if middle-aged and elderly people have sub-health problems, the use of cistanche powder can have a very good effect.


2. Nourish Kidney Yang: This is also a prominent effect of cistanche powder. The ingredients in cistanche powder can help users achieve the effect of improving abnormal problems caused by kidney deficiency and deficiency of kidney yang. However, when using cistanche powder to nourish the body, we must pay attention to Master the delicious method, and it should also be used in combination with other traditional Chinese medicines that have the effect of nourishing kidney yang, so as to ensure that the effect after use can be better.


3. Laxative/Ease-constipation action: The ingredients in cistanche powder can help the secretion of digestive juice, and can also help inhibit the absorption of related water in the large intestine, so that it can also achieve the effect of moistening the intestines and laxatives, helping constipation and dry stool problems. There is a very good effect.


How to eat cistanche powder?

1. Direct use

Cistanche cistanche powder can be directly used to soak in water to drink. Cistanche cistanche powder is actually polished from the plant Cistanche cistanche, and it does not have any side effects. Long-term use in moderate amounts does not have any toxic side effects on the body. It is taken directly with warm boiled water. , and it is recommended to take it 2-3 times a week. Cistanche powder can be drunk anytime, anywhere, and it is also easy to carry.


2. Cistanche wine

Cistanche cistanche powder can be used to make wine directly. You can choose an appropriate amount of cistanche powder and mix it into the liquor. If it is used to brew cistanche wine of about ten kilograms, it is recommended that you need 50-100 grams of cistanche powder. Liquor above 50 degrees is fine. It can be soaked for 1-3 months before drinking directly. You can also soak in wolfberry, deer antler, and other health-care medicinal materials when making wine, but it is best not to exceed 100 ml when drinking.


3. Cistanche powder porridge

Cistanche powder is good for porridge. You can choose 15 grams of cistanche, 100 grams of japonica rice, a little salt, a little scallion ginger, and then boil a piece of porridge to drink, and you can boil it. It is recommended to eat it for breakfast or supper, and it is also suitable for winter consumption. It is recommended that 5-7 days be a course of treatment.


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