Cistanche Has Effects On Laxative And Anti-aging
Mar 05, 2022
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Cistanche is one of the commonly used dietary and health care medicinal materials for the treatment of kidney deficiency and constipation. In diet therapy, for men with impotence due to kidney deficiency, Cistanche deserticola and Eucommia ulmoides can be used together with a medicated diet. It is worth noting that because Cistanche can help yang and smooth the intestines, it is not suitable for people who usually suffer from yin deficiency and fire or loose stools. It is also not suitable for people with stomach heat and constipation.
With the change of dietary structure and the influence of mental, psychological, and social factors, the incidence of constipation tends to increase, and more and more people are troubled. According to statistics, the prevalence of constipation in the population is as high as 27%, and there is an increasing trend. In addition to physical discomfort, constipation patients may also be accompanied by psychological disorders such as insomnia, anxiety, and depression. In severe cases, symptoms such as abdominal pain, anemia, and weight loss may occur. Constipation is a common clinical chronic digestive tract disease, usually characterized by prolonged defecation interval, dry stool, difficulty, and unsmooth as the main symptoms. In severe cases, it can lead to electrolyte and acid-base balance disorders, causing hemorrhoids, varicose veins in the lower extremities, and other diseases. Long-term constipation can cause intestinal bacteria to ferment and produce carcinogens, stimulate intestinal mucosal epithelial cells, produce dysplasia, and easily induce mutagenesis. Due to the high incidence of constipation and the complex etiology, patients often have many distresses, and severe constipation will affect the quality of life. Therefore, preventing and treating constipation is an important aspect to ensure human health and improve the quality of life.
Cistanche tubulosa is the dry and scaly succulent stem of Cistanche tubulosa (Schrenk) R. Wight, commonly known as the red willow, parasitic on the roots of the genus Salix, mainly distributed in northern Xinjiang, China. Hotan, Qitai, Jimsar counties, and the areas around the Taklimakan Desert in southern Xinjiang, Minfeng, and Yutian counties in Hotan have the largest production. Cistanche pipiensis has the functions of nourishing essence and blood, invigorating kidneys and yang, and delaying aging. It is a rare and precious Chinese medicinal material in my country. Desert Ginseng". Its main active ingredients are phenethyl alcohol total glycosides, and the representative ingredients are echinacoside and verbasidin, which are officially included in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia (2005 edition). In recent years, scholars at home and abroad have been very active in the research on cistanche, mainly focusing on the immune regulation, neuroprotection, anti-aging, scavenging free radicals, and liver protection of cistanche. At present, there are also reports on the efficacy of cistanche for laxatives, but there are few studies. Tu Pengfei et al. compared the efficacy of three common cistanche crude drugs on the market for laxatives. The results showed that the water decoction of Cistanche can promote intestinal peristalsis, inhibit the absorption of water in the large intestine and shorten the defecation time. Zhang Yong et al. conducted a comparative study on the laxative effects of cistanche medicinal materials and their processed products and found that the wine products of cistanche medicinal materials can increase the propulsion of the small intestine of mice and shorten the laxative time.
The chemical composition analysis of the cistanche extract shows that polysaccharide is the main component of Cistanche extract, the content is 40.27%, the total content of total glycosides and total flavonoids is nearly 25%, and it contains a small amount of protein (7.61%). ).
Although Cistanche tubulous and Cistanche deserticola are different species, these two plants belong to the genus Cistanche in the family Ledangaceae, and the plants of the same family and genus have similar pharmacological activities. According to literature reports, polysaccharides from Cistanche deserticola have various pharmacological activities such as scavenging free radicals, immune regulation, anti-aging, improving spleen deficiency, anti-virus, anti-tumor, and promoting hematopoiesis. It can effectively resist the defecation-inhibiting effect of atropine and inhibit the absorption of water in the large intestine. And polysaccharide is also the main component of cistanche extract, it can be speculated that polysaccharide is the main active component of Cistanche extract.
Further component research and pharmacological activity studies of cistanche polysaccharides are in progress. Let's take a look at the specific health knowledge of cistanche deserticola for laxative and anti-aging.
The efficacy of cistanche:
1. laxative
Cistanche can significantly increase the speed of the small intestine and shorten the time of defecation. At the same time, it also has a significant inhibitory effect on the absorption of water in the large intestine, thereby promoting the moistening and excretion of feces, and has a real laxative effect.
2. Enhance immune function
Cistanche deserticola polysaccharide has a significant impact on the formation and activity of human lymphocytes, it can increase the proliferation of lymphocytes, thereby enhancing the body's immune function.
3. Adjust the circulatory system
Cistanche can also regulate the circulatory system, with the following effects: protect ischemic myocardium; lower blood lipids, resist atherosclerosis, and resist thrombosis; reduce peripheral vascular resistance, dilate peripheral blood vessels, and lower blood pressure; protect the liver and resist fatty liver.
4. Treat kidney deficiency and amenorrhea
Cistanche is rich in alkaloids, crystalline neutral substances, amino acids, trace elements, vitamins, and other components. It can invigorate kidney yang, replenish essence and blood, inhibit the appearance of "yang deficiency" symptoms, and prevent weight loss. It can effectively prevent and treat diseases such as men's kidney deficiency, impotence, nocturnal emission, premature ejaculation, and women's irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, and infertility.
5. Anti-aging
Cistanche contains phenytoinol sugar that is not found in other medicines. It is the most effective ingredient in anti-aging. Cistanche deserticola has an obvious delaying effect on the aging of the pituitary gland, gonad, thymus, and other parts of the human body.
6. Increase libido
The chemical components such as eugenol glycosides and salidroside contained in Cistanche deserticola can effectively promote the function of the sexual central nervous system, enhance the secretion of sex hormones, and release related transmitters, thereby improving libido. According to reports, Australian medical scientist Duer Weikang used the extract of Cistanche deserticola to conduct a comparative test on 8 mice. The results found that the 4 mice injected with the extract of Cistanche deserticola significantly increased the number of matings and ejaculation rate. And its cold resistance time is also extended 2-3 times. The same function was significantly reduced in the other 4 mice that were not injected with the extract.
7. Nourish
Cistanche contains a lot of amino acids, vitamins, and minerals, which are greatly beneficial to human health. In addition, cistanche also contains glycosides such as cistanche glycosides and mucopolysaccharides; it contains phenyl propyl glycosides cistanche glycosides A, B, C, H, eugenol glycosides, Liriodendron glycosides, and 7 kinds of phenylethanol glycosides; Contains substances similar to testosterone and estradiol; contains inorganic substances and trace elements such as potassium, sodium, calcium, zinc, manganese, copper, etc.
8. Increase physical strength
Cistanche can increase glycogen reserves, reduce muscle protein breakdown after exercise, and promote adaptive hypertrophy and proliferation of mitochondria to meet the energy required for muscle contraction and recovery. It can significantly improve the synthesis level of RNA and DNA in the liver and spleen of yang-deficiency animals and has obvious effects of enhancing physical strength and anti-fatigue for yang-deficiency syndrome.
