Cistanche in Ancient Chinese Medical Books
Mar 09, 2022
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1.Sheng Nong's herbal classic records
"Sweet and lukewarm.Relieve body fatigue;nourish the spleen and stomach;treat penile pain;nourish the five internal organs,nourish the kidney and impotence,and gynecological diseases."
Before the Tang Dynasty,Cistanche was mainly used for some internal diseases caused by exhaustion,such as relieving fatigue and male body deficiency.
Since then,successive generations of physicians have made new discoveries in clinical applications.Generally speaking,Cistanche are mainly used to treat kidney deficiency,essence and blood deficiency,impotence,weakness of waist and knees,weakness of muscles and bones,constipation,infertility and so on.
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2.Compendium of Materia Medica
"This thing is supplementary but not stern,so it has the title of calmness."
This description expresses that Cistanche is not for the purpose of quickly regulating diseases,but for"relieving fatigue and anti-aging"and for nourishing as its purpose;
In addition, Cistanche has a mild medicinal effect and is suitable for long-term use, in order to achieve the benefits of"prolonging longevity".
Since 2005,Cistanche has been listed in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia and used as a medicinal material of Cistanche.
Cistanche is rich in hundreds of active ingredients,among which echinacoside and verbascoside are internationally recognized main effective ingredients of Cistanche.Echinacoside and verbascoside have pharmacological effects such as nourishing kidney and nourishing essence,improving immunity,curing Alzheimer's disease,and anti-aging.
The 2015 edition of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia stipulates that the total amount of echinacoside(C35H46O20)and verbascoside(C29H36O15)should not be less than 1.5%.
Echinacoside(C35H46O20)and Verbascoside(C29H36O15)
There are records of Cistanche in all dynasties,so I won’t give you examples one by one here.In general,Cistanche is one of the top ten rare Chinese medicinal materials in China.Cistanche has the benefits of nourishing kidney and strengthening yang,relieving fatigue,improving immunity,improving memory,protecting nerves,and anti-aging.
