Revealing The Secret Of Changshou Village in Hotan, Xinjiang
May 13, 2024
Do you want to live a hundred years longer? What is the secret to health and longevity?
Life only starts at 70, 80 is full, 90 is not uncommon, 100 is full of laughter. Health and longevity have not only been a nightmare pursued by emperors and generals since ancient times; They are also the expectations of modern people. Why do people in certain places live particularly long?
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In Yutian County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, there is the "fourth largest longevity town in the world" - Laisu Changshou Village.
There are 2400 people in the village, with 167 elderly people aged 60 and above and 30 elderly people aged 80. There are 16 elderly people over 100 years old. What amazing numbers! What's even more magical is that the centenarians here rarely suffer from the "three highs" disease. They are full of energy and glory, and the elderly say that every time they stew lamb soup or brew tea, they always add a little local treasure - the piping flower Cistanche. This dietary habit has been passed down for generations here, and now, Guanhua Cistanche has become a basic ingredient for the elderly in Changshou Village, affectionately calling her "desert ginseng".
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This desert ginseng, known as Cistanche deserticola, can grow in the rare Taklamakan Desert at temperatures below -40 ℃ and above -60 ℃. The harsh living environment has created its resilient quality and extraordinary value, coupled with a sufficient supply of Kunlun Glacier meltwater and atmospheric precipitation, making Cistanche deserticola a highly nutritious traditional Chinese medicine in the local area.
The "Shennong Materia Medica Classic" records: "Cistanche deserticola has a sweet taste and is slightly warm. It can treat five labor and seven injuries, nourish the middle, eliminate cold and heat diseases in the stems, nourish the five internal organs, strengthen yin, benefit essence and qi, have many children, and treat women's ailments. Long-term consumption can lighten the body."
desert ginseng
Cistanche deserticola Y.C.Ma or Cistanche tubulosa (Schenk) Wish, a traditional Chinese medicine for tonifying the kidney, is recorded in the 2015 edition of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia. It is a succulent stem of the genus Cistanche in the family Lewandaceae, mainly distributed in Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Gansu, Qinghai, and Xinjiang. Cistanche deserticola and Tubular Cistanche deserticola have extremely high medicinal value. They enter the kidney and large intestine meridians. The Compendium of Materia Medica records that Cistanche deserticola "is a nourishing but not severe substance, so it is called Cistanche deserticola" and "it is warm but can moisten, replenish but not dry, smooth but not diarrhea".
Cistanche deserticola slices
It has the effects of tonifying kidney yang, benefiting essence and blood, moistening the intestines, and defecating. Traditionally, it is used for kidney yang deficiency, deficiency of essence and blood, impotence, infertility, soreness of the waist and knees, weakness of muscles and bones, and constipation due to intestinal dryness, It is the most frequently used tonifying kidney yang medicine in history. Modern pharmacological research shows that Cistanche deserticola has many effects such as improving sexual function, anti-aging, improving learning and memory ability, anti-Alzheimer's disease, defecation, etc. It is widely used in clinical prescriptions of Chinese medicine, traditional Chinese patent medicines, and simple preparations and health care products.
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The main chemical components of Cistanche deserticola are phenylethanoid glycosides, iridoids , and their glycosides, lignans, and polysaccharides. Modern pharmacological studies have shown that phenylethanoid glycosides are the most important active substances in Cistanche deserticola, and have obvious anti-Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, myocardial ischemia, and other effects.
There is also a legend among the Mongolian people that that Cistanche deserticola was a food bestowed upon Genghis Khan by heaven, which helped him and his generals win the war; There are also rumors in the folk that Emperor Qianlong, who owned the backyard of the Three Palaces, lived a long life of 89 years. The reason is that Emperor Qianlong drank Cistanche wine every day as a daily health supplement.
In regions such as Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, and Gansu, Cistanche deserticola is often used as a tonic for daily health care, and can even treat dysentery in small animals such as camels; In Japan, it is also Chinese imported Cistanche that helps middle-aged "stressed men" maintain and regain confidence; At home, many people use Cistanche deserticola to drink tea and make soup; At the pharmacy, you can buy capsules or pills of Cistanche deserticola.
Now, it has become a daily supplement that has entered thousands of households, allowing more people to feel the gift of nature from the vast sand in Hotan, Xinjiang.
