Is Cistanche Extract Powder Safe To Consume?
Mar 09, 2022
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Key words: Cistanche extract, Cistanche tubulosa, Cistanche tubulosa extract,
Cistanche tubulosa is a dry, scaly, fleshy stem. The Cistanche tubulosa (Sehrenk) is a parasitic herb that is parasites on the roots of Tamarisk in the edge of the Taklimakan desert in Xinjiang China. The cistanche tubulosa from this area contains rich effective substances such as echinacoside, acteoside, flavonoid, polysaccharide, and total phenethyl alcohol glycosides. Chengdu Wecistanche company's cistanche are all from this place. it has a large cistanche cultivation base and cistanche processing factory in Xinjiang. by using the patented technologies in cistanche processing. the cistanche products are of premium quality. one of the star products is the standard cistanche extract powder is made of 100% natural and organic cistanche tubulosa from its cultivation farm.
The cistanche (cistanche tubolosa) cultivation farm in Xinjiang china
The cistanche extracts are all from the green cistanche herbs which are safe to consume directly as the cistanche tubulosa is both a food ingredient and a medicinal herb that confirmed by the national food and drug safety government department or they can also be widely used in medicine, food, cosmetics, and industrial fields.
Cistanche extracts: from 100%natural and organic cistanche herbs
The cistanche tubulosa extract powder contains rich polysaccharides which can be up to 40.27%, the total content of total glycosides and total flavonoids are nearly 25%, and it contains a small amount of protein (7.61%), and the total content of moisture and ash is not more than 8%.
cistanche tubolosa extract: from herba cistanche
Cistanche tubulosa extract has a promoting effect on zebrafish intestinal peristalsis at the concentration of 200 zig/mL, 667 zig/mL, and 2000 zig/mL, showing a concentration-dependent, the highest promotion rate can reach 23.26%, and There was no death to zebrafish at all concentrations. Conclusion: The cistanche extract is non-toxic and safe to consume. Its efficacy is guaranteed. It can be developed into health food or medicine for preventing or treating constipation.
Freshly harvested cistanche tubulosa: cistanche whole roots, fresh cistanche stems
The main active components of cistanche are total phenethyl alcohol glycosides, and the representative components are echinacoside and acteoside (verbascoside), which are officially included in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia (annual edition). It has the functions of nourishing essence and blood, invigorating the kidney and yang, delaying aging, etc. It is a rare and precious Chinese medicinal material in my country. It is listed as the top grade in the "Shen Nong's Materia Medica", is commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine as a kidney and yang drug, and is known as "desert ginseng". In recent years, domestic and foreign scholars have been very active in the research cistanche, their findings confirmed the effects of cistanche on improving immunity, neuroprotection, anti-aging, anti-oxidation, liver protection, and so on.
