How To Buy Cistanche? Why Do We Have To Choose Cistanche Tubulosa Instead Of Desert Cistanche?

Cistanche is a parasitic herb of the Ledanaceae for many years, and there are about 20 species. There are 4 species and 1 variety of Cistanche in my country, including Cistanche tubulosa, Cistanche deserticola, Cistanche salina, Cistanche white flower, and Cistanche deserticola, distributed in Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Gansu, and other places.

Cistanche tubulosa and desert cistanche are the legal basis plants of the traditional Chinese medicine Cistanche, which are recorded in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia (2015 edition).

With the continuous increase of market demand and long-term indiscriminate digging, the resources of the Cistanche genus have declined sharply, and they have been listed as national secondary rare and endangered plants.

In order to solve the resource problem of Cistanche, meet the market demand and the sustainable development of the traditional Chinese medicine industry, the large-scale cultivation of Cistanche tubulosa has been developed in the southern Xinjiang region of Xinjiang, and the large-scale cultivation of the desert cistanche has been developed in Inner Mongolia, which has effectively alleviated the cistanche. The problem of natural resources also protects wild resources.

There are always people on the market asking about the difference between Cistanche tubulosa and desert cistanche. Today I will give you a detailed introduction. Do not be deceived by illegal vendors on the grounds of defrauding money.

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1. Different origin

The suitable cultivation areas for Cistanche are distributed in the five provinces of northern Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Gansu, and Qinghai in the arid area of northwest my country.

The most suitable areas for the producing areas of Cistanche are mainly distributed in the Badain Jaran Desert, Tengger Desert, Ulan Buhe Desert, Gurbantunggut Desert, Taklimakan Desert, and the surrounding areas of Qaidam Basin in Qinghai.

The main producing area of Desert Cistanche is the Alxa League in Inner Mongolia, and the secondary producing area is in Gansu and northern Xinjiang.

The unique producing area of Cistanche tubulosa is in Xinjiang Hotan, Taklimakan Desert, and its surrounding areas.

Image source of the Taklimakan Desert: Internet Image invasion and deletion

2. Different hosts

Whether the root system of the host plant of Cistanche is developed is a prerequisite for obtaining water, minerals, and other nutrients from the soil to maintain active life; it is also positive feedback between the host plant and the soil structure and nutrients, which is consistent with whether the biogeochemical cycle can reach a wider range, The foundation of a deeper scope.

The survival ability and nutrient-obtaining ability of the host of Cistanche determine the effective content of Cistanche.

The host of the desert Cistanche is Haloxylon, the material of Haloxylon is strong and brittle, and it has strong burning firepower. It is called "sand coal". It is a high-quality fuel for the production area and a good material for building a livestock barn. It can also be used to prevent wind and fix sand. Has a certain economic value.

The host of Cistanche tubulosa is Tamarix (also known as tamarisk). Because of its resistance to severe cold, high temperature, drought, salt and alkali, barrenness, wind erosion, and disease and insect resistance, it is used as windproof, sand fixation, and improved saline-alkali land. Important afforestation tree species.

Tamarisk is also an important feed for the camel breeding industry in arid regions of China. The twigs and leaves of Tamarisk are rich in nitrogen-free extract and ash, and the crude protein content is medium. The total amount of 9 essential amino acids account for 4% of its dry matter, which is roughly the same as grains and corn. The contents are similar and have high nutritional value.

In some areas in the northwest, people use red willow twig skewers for barbecue. This kind of meat skewer is also very delicious because of the aroma of red willow.

3. The artificial planting time is different

The artificial planting of desert cistanche was successful in 1985, and now a large number of artificially planted Haloxylon ammodendron and inoculated with desert cistanche in the Alexa League and other areas of Inner Mongolia.

The artificial cultivation of Cistanche began in the early 1990s, and it can only parasitize on the roots of tamarisk, but it cannot grow positively on the roots of Haloxylon ammodendron. At present, it has been cultivated on a large scale in Hotan, Aksu, and other regions around the Taklimakan Desert in southern Xinjiang.

4. Different water sources

In the desert of Cistanche, the water supply comes from artificial irrigation, and it is irrigated 1-2 times with an appropriate amount of rainfall a year.

The water supply of Cistanche is derived from the abundant underground glacier meltwater and atmospheric precipitation in the Kunlun Mountains, and the application of drip irrigation technology in desert agriculture makes Cistanche cistanche more nutritious under the nourishment of the pollution-free snow water of the Kunlun Mountains. High, it contains more trace elements.

Cistanche enjoys scientific and comprehensive organic care, so it can be guaranteed to store rich nutrients.

5. Different traits

Desert Cistanche is mostly flat cylindrical, 3~5cm long, 2-8cm in diameter, dark brown or brown-black surface, hard and tough, dark brown or black-brown in cross-section, mostly yellow-brown dotted vascular bundles arranged in a wave shape The curved ring may be slightly radial.

Cistanche tubulosa is mostly fusiform, oblate oval or taro milky, and other irregular shapes, 6～8cm long, 4～6.5cm in diameter, dark red, gray-yellow-brown, hard texture, and light gray in section. It is brown, and some edges are dark-brown colloidal, and many dark-brown spotted vascular bundles are scattered irregularly on the section.

6. Different active ingredients

The content of the Cistanche Desert is about 0.3g in 100g. Because of its scarcity, the market price is slightly higher than that of Cistanche.

The content of echinacoside and verbascoside in the fresh material of Cistanche generally ranges from 1.5g-4g in 100g, and the higher the age, the more the content.

According to the regulations of the effective content of Cistanche deserticola and Cistanche tubulosa included in the Pharmacopoeia of the People’s Republic of China (2015 edition).

"The total amount of echinacoside (C35H46O20) and verbascoside (C29H36O15) in Cistanche desert is not less than 0.30%, and the total amount of echinacoside (C35H46O20) and verbascoside (C29H36O15) in Cistanche tubulosa is not less than 1.5 %", its content is 5 times that of desert cistanche.

"Pony Test" Test Report—Effective Ingredients of Cistanche tubulosa in Dichen Kangka Tablets

The total content of and verbascoside in each tablet of Cistanche essence tablets produced by Hetian Dichen Company is 13.6%, which is 10 times as much as required by the "Chinese Pharmacopoeia", and the effect is also the number of ordinary cistanche dried products. Times.

In addition, through the study and comparison of the fingerprints of the two (Note: Plant fingerprints are equivalent to plant ID cards), the comparison of phenethyl glycosides and iridoids shows that the effective content of Cistanche is more than that of the Cistanche desert.

The content of phenethyl alcohol glycosides in the Cistanche desert is significantly lower than that of Cistanche tubulosa, and the phenethyl alcohol content of Cistanche tubules is significantly higher than that of iridoid glycosides. Among them, phenethyl alcohol glycosides are mainly two components of echinacoside and verbascoside.

It can be concluded that the effective ingredients of Cistanche are far higher than that of the desert cistanche.

7. Different taste

Desert Cistanche is cold-resistant and has high sugar content. After brewing in boiling water, the color is black, and the color is still yellow after continuous brewing. Because its product is oily, its intestinal and laxative effect is better, and the kidney effect is minimal.

However, Cistanche tubulosa has a strong nature and has a bitter taste when soaked in water. Because of its lower sugar content and high content of echinacoside and verbascoside, it is widely used in pharmacy and export, especially in the male health care market.

8. Different applications

Desert Cistanche has a better effect of moisturizing bowel and laxatives. For patients with severe constipation, choosing Desert Cistanche has a better effect. Generally, the medicinal pieces are widely used in Chinese pharmacies.

Cistanche Tubulosa is widely used in medicines, foods, health foods, large varieties of traditional Chinese medicine, and other industries because of its highly effective ingredients and better kidney-tonifying effects. Cistanche is the main raw material.

Only Cistanche tubulosa can avoid waste, maximize the extraction of effective ingredients, and the extracted essence is easier to be absorbed and used by the body.

The Cistanche extract produced by Hetian Dichen has been exported to Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, and overseas markets for many years, and has been processed into skincare products such as hair restorers and facial masks.

On the market, the choice of Cistanche

At present, due to its good effect and wide application, much different good and bad cistanche have appeared on the market. They misled many consumers under the banner of "wild", "non-artificially planted", and "true and false". Let me teach you one by one. distinguish.

Wild or artificial?

At present, all those on the market under the banner of "Wild Cistanche" are all under the guise! Cistanche is listed as the national second-level rare and endangered plant, and all sold on the market are artificially planted. Indiscriminate digging of Cistanche is not allowed. When the word "wild" appears, consumers are asked to keep their eyes open and don't be fooled.

True or false?

As Cistanche tubulosa has been increasingly used in medicine and male health care industries in recent years, it has become more and more famous, and a group of people who slander Cistanche tubulosa has appeared, thinking that cistanche tubulosa is a "fake" Cistanche tubulosa, and is unscrupulous. Merchants misled consumers.

Cistanche tubulosa is recorded in the "Chinese Pharmacopoeia" (2015 edition), and it is the legal base plant of the traditional Chinese medicine Cistanche, and it is also a national second-level rare and endangered plant. Since ancient times, the traditional Chinese medicine of "the same medicine and food" has been used.

Ordinary or inactivation of enzymes?

The processing of Cistanche is divided into natural drying, oven drying, microwave drying, microwave enzyme inactivation, and other processing methods.

Commonly sold in the market, ordinary Cistanche slices are generally dried by natural airing, oven drying, or microwave drying. The content of the effective ingredients echinacoside and verbascoside will be affected by the hydrolase in the Cistanche itself during the drying process. Decomposition is about 80%, and the effective content is only about 15%. The efficacy is also minimal, not easy to store, and easy to deteriorate and rot.

The slices of Cistanche tubulosa treated with microwave enzyme inactivation technology are a fresh Cistanche microwave enzyme inactivation method invented and disclosed by our company. This method not only requires the quality and freshness of Cistanche, but also the length of time for enzyme inactivation of Cistanche tubulosa of different sizes. Different.

This enzyme inactivation technology realizes the inactivation of fresh Cistanche tubulosa slices, 95% of which retain echinacoside and verbascoside. The content of active ingredients is several times higher than that of ordinary cistanche slices. It is also conducive to storage, longer storage time, and is less prone to mildew. rot.

Which kind of cistanche should be chosen?

When buying Cistanche, I hope that consumers will keep their eyes bright and want good quality + good results. Whether it is a dried Cistanche slice treated with enzyme-killing technology or a Cistanche extract with excellent medicinal effects, you must choose the authentic medicinal tube of Xinjiang Hotan, Cistanche tubulosa.