Desert Medicine And Food Homologous Chinese Herbal Medicine - The Edible Method Of Cistanche

Among the many herbal materials with the same origin of medicine and food, Cistanche deserticola is mainly used to invigorate the kidney yang, nourish the essence and blood, moisten the intestines and dry the intestines, treat constipation, and relieve fatigue. Cistanche grows in deserts and has high medicinal and edible value. It is known as "desert ginseng". Come and learn about it today.

Cistanche History

Cistanche has a long history of being used as medicine, originating from the "Shen Nong's Materia Medica", which has a history of more than 2,000 years, and the Chinese nation has a history of eating Cistanche for more than 2,000 years. According to legend, Cistanche is the secret recipe of Genghis Khan. In an important battle to unify the Mongolian grasslands, Genghis Khan was besieged in the sandy mountain covered with Haloxylon forest. He was thirsty and exhausted. The enemy laid the foundation for the unification of Mongolia. Cistanche cistanche, as a very precious herbal material, was often regarded as a treasure of tribute to the court in history by countries in the Western Regions, and was not affordable for ordinary people.

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Cistanche Origin

Cistanche is suitable for growing areas with an arid climate, low rainfall, large evaporation, long sunshine hours, and large temperature difference between day and night. It can still grow tenaciously even in a poor growing environment. Cistanche in my country is mainly produced in the desert areas of Gansu, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, and other places.

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The daily consumption of cistanche

Cistanche is a good product with the same origin as medicine and food. You can try these eating methods and practices when using Cistanche in daily life.

1. Cassia Cistanche Tea

From "Healthy Tea" P57

Material: 9~15 grams of Cistanche, 9~15 grams of Cassia seeds (fried and ground)

Method: Put the ingredients into a cup, pour 200 ml of boiling water, cover and simmer for 10 minutes to drink as a tea substitute.

2. Cistanche black chicken soup

From folk recipes

Ingredients: 500 grams of black chicken, 20 grams of Cistanche, 20 grams of yam, 20 grams of astragalus, 20 grams of wolfberry, 5 slices of ginger

Method: Cut the black-bone chicken into large pieces, wash the cistanche and cut into slices, wash the yam, astragalus, and wolfberry for later use; blanch the black-bone chicken in a pot of boiling water for a while, then take it out, put the black-bone chicken and other ingredients into the soup pot, add water and boil over high heat, then change to low heat Cook for 1 hour, season with salt and serve.

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