How To Eat Cistanche

Cistanche is a good kidney-invigorating and aphrodisiac drug. It can also help improve the body’s immune function, relax the bowels, and delay aging. Many people will have doubts when eating Cistanche.

Can Cistanche be eaten raw?

It is not recommended to eat cistanche raw. Cistanche is a parasitic plant parasitic on the roots of Haloxylon ammonium in the desert. It is known as "desert ginseng" and has extremely high medicinal value. In general, Cistanche is often used in combination with other drugs as a prescription decoction. People can also use it to cook porridge, soup, and wine in daily life. To fully exert the medicinal effect of Cistanche, it is not recommended to eat  Cistanche raw.

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What will happen when cistanche is eaten raw?

Cistanche deserticola is a parasitic plant and an extremely precious Chinese medicinal material. It has no obvious toxic side effects. Generally, it will not produce any toxic side effects when eaten raw. Lignin, this ingredient is easy to accumulate in the intestines and is not easy to digest. For people with poor digestive function, it may cause diarrhea, abdominal distension, acid reflux, and another discomfort. If this happens, you don’t need to worry too much and stop eating it. After some time, the symptoms will gradually disappear.

How to eat Cistanche

There are many ways to eat Cistanche, such as boiling water, boiling soup, cooking porridge, soaking wine, etc. Here are some home-cooking methods of Cistanche.

Cistanche soup

Material: 1 pair of lamb loin, 20 grams of cistanche, ginger, and salt to taste.

1. Blanch lamb loin, remove bones and bones, wash and slice for later use.

2. Put the cistanche into the gauze bag.

3. Put the lamb loin, cistanche, and ginger into the soup pot, and add an appropriate amount of water.

4. Bring to a boil over high heat, then change to low heat until the soup is cooked.

5. Take out the gauze bag and add an appropriate amount of salt.

Cistanche porridge

1. Take about 10 grams of Cistanche, and boil the juice.

2. Wash 100 grams of rice and put it into the pot.

3. Add the fried cistanche water and stir well.

4. Cook the porridge until the porridge is cooked

5. You can add salt or sugar to taste.

Cistanche liquor

1. Put 20 grams of Cistanche deserticola and 20 grams of wolfberry into a glass bottle.

2. Pour in about 500 ml of white wine.

3. Seal, shake well and store in a cool place.

4. Open the lid and drink after 15-30 days.

5. 20 ml at a time, 1-2 times a day.

What to pay attention to when eating cistanche

1. Dosage. Generally, the single medicinal dosage of Cistanche is 6-9 grams. Even if it is eaten in soup, porridge, and wine, the dosage should not be too large.

2. Avoid contact with metals. Cistanche is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, and its components may react with metals to produce substances that are harmful to the human body and affect human health. Therefore, when using Cistanche for soup, porridge, and wine, avoid eating metal containers during the period.

Contraindications to Consumption of Cistanche

Spleen deficiency and diarrhea. Such as diarrhea, loose stools, indigestion, etc., Cistanche has the effect of moistening dryness and smoothing the intestines. People with spleen deficiency and diarrhea may consume cistanche to aggravate the original discomfort symptoms.

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