Developing Large-scale Cultivation Of Cistanche Deserticola Is The Only Way To Address The Rapidly Growing Demand
Jun 06, 2023
Cistanche deserticola, also known as "Dayun", was first recorded in the "Shennong Materia Medica Classic" and is listed as a top grade. It has the effects of tonifying kidney yang, benefiting essence and blood, moistening intestines, and relieving constipation, and is traditionally used for symptoms such as impotence, infertility, weak waist and knees, weak muscles and bones, and intestinal dryness and constipation. It has been used frequently in prescriptions for tonifying kidney yang throughout history.
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Modern research has shown that Cistanche deserticola has various pharmacological effects such as anti-aging, improving sexual function, anti-fatigue, preventing and treating Alzheimer's disease, regulating immune function, and promoting bowel movements. It is widely used in various anti-aging drugs and health products, and is known as the "desert ginseng" and "treasure in medicine".
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According to Professor Tu Pengfei from the School of Pharmacy at Peking University, the Cistanche deserticola included in the 2010 edition of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia is a dried, scaly, and succulent stem of the Orobaceae plants, Cistanche deserticola, and Cistanche tubulosa. Due to long-term large-scale excavation, the wild resources of Cistanche deserticola have been on the brink of depletion, and have also caused significant damage to deserts and desert environments. Desert cistanche has been listed in Appendix II of the International Convention on Trade in Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and as a protected plant in China.
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In recent years, the demand for Cistanche deserticola has grown rapidly, and wild resources are far from meeting market demand. Its price has also increased from 10-20 yuan/kg in the early 1990s to 100-200 yuan/kg in 2012.
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Experts suggest that relevant departments should further increase their support for the artificial cultivation of Cistanche deserticola and promote the formation of a complete and distinctive industrial chain. Qian Zhongzhi, Chief Scientist of the National Pharmacopoeia Commission, believes that the cultivation technology of Cistanche deserticola has been improved, and it should be promoted to enter the "new food raw material catalog" and expand the dual use market for medicine and food. Duan Jinhao, Vice President of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, suggested that we should expand the deep processing of products, extend the industrial chain of Cistanche deserticola, and increase the added value of products.
Harvest of Cistanche deserticola
According to the current situation of Cistanche production, artificial cultivation has become an inevitable trend, and the key technology of artificial cultivation of Cistanche has been broken through, making it possible to establish artificial production sites. There are currently two main forms: one is intensive garden-style production; Another approach is to expand the drug source area by combining the restoration and protection of desert vegetation. Through on-site analysis, the latter form is preferable. For severely degraded areas and newly constructed vegetation areas, the introduction of Cistanche deserticola seed sources can increase the amount of desert vegetation and drug sources simultaneously, and the economic benefits and environmental quality can develop in parallel. The latter should be the main form of ensuring the sustained use of drugs. Therefore, developing artificial cultivation of Cistanche deserticola not only solves the problem of traditional Chinese medicine resources but also benefits desert management and soil improvement. It is a good project that combines economic, ecological, environmental, and social benefits. Therefore, developing large-scale cultivation of Cistanche deserticola is the only way to address the rapidly growing demand for Cistanche deserticola.
