The Efficacy And Function Of Cistanche Deserticola in Beauty And Skincare: Whitening, Antioxidant, Anti-aging, And Nourishing Qi And Blood

Cistanchedeserticola is a dried fleshy stem with scaly leaves from the plants Cistanche deserticola or Cistanche deserticola. It is a precious nourishing Chinese medicinal herb that grows in the desert and has medicinal and edible value. It has been used as a tribute in history and is known as "desert ginseng".

Cistanche deserticola has a history of over two thousand years of use in China. As a medicinal herb, it was first recorded in the "Shennong Bencao Jing". Its nature is sweet, salty, and warm, and belongs to the kidney and large intestine meridians. It is non-toxic. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Cistanche deserticola was already used for dietary therapy to supplement deficiency, with the effects of tonifying kidney yang, nourishing essence, and blood, moistening the intestines, and promoting bowel movements.

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Modern pharmaceutical research has found that Cistanche deserticola contains extremely rich chemical components, including not only phenylethanol glycosides, iridoids and their glycosides, sugars, and volatile components, but also amino acids and trace elements.

Cistanche deserticola has a wide range of pharmacological effects, such as anti-aging, anti-dementia, anti-fatigue, moisturizing and defecating, immune regulation, liver protection, and improving reproduction. The core pharmacological mechanisms of these effects are antioxidant and anti-inflammatory mechanisms.

But do you know that Cistanche deserticola is not only a health-preserving medicinal herb with the same medicinal and dietary sources but can also be used for beauty and beauty?

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There are records in ancient times about the beauty and beauty benefits of Cistanche deserticola, such as "taking it for a long time to lighten the body", "moisturizing the five organs, growing muscles", "nourishing the marrow, pleasing the color, prolonging life", "tonifying essence and losing vitality, blackening the face, and fatigue".

In recent years, the development and application of Cistanche deserticola in the cosmetics field has gradually been carried out, and relevant scientific research has shown that it has good effects in whitening, anti-aging, sun protection, anti-inflammatory, moisturizing, and antibacterial aspects.

1 whitening

Benefits of cistanche herb-improve whitening

There is a saying in our country that goes, "One white hides a hundred ugliness." Fair, smooth, and delicate skin has always been the goal pursued by Eastern women. The research and development of skincare whitening agents mainly focuses on inhibiting the activity of tyrosinase.

Compounds containing benzene rings or phenolic hydroxyl groups have potential whitening effects, such as the commonly used whitening agent arbutin, which can exert whitening effects by inhibiting the activity of tyrosinase.

The main active ingredient of Cistanche deserticola, phenylethanol glycoside, is a natural glycoside compound. Research has found that total phenylethanol glycoside can inhibit the activity of tyrosinase and the generation of melanin in human epidermal melanocytes, and has the effect of a whitening agent.

II Anti-aging

Benefits of cistanche herb-improve whitening

Aging is the most fundamental natural law in the biological world, and the aging of the skin and the body occurs simultaneously. The role of traditional Chinese medicine in delaying skin aging is mainly reflected in clearing free radicals, repairing collagen, and other aspects.

Research has found that Cistanche deserticola extract can eliminate free radicals and has antioxidant capacity. Meanwhile, Cistanche deserticola extract can significantly reduce the expression levels of collagenase and elastase mRNA, and inhibit the activities of collagenase, elastase, and hyaluronidase, which has the effect of delaying skin aging.

III Sunscreen

With the continuous deepening of research on skin damage caused by light, people's awareness of sun protection is constantly improving, and even a joke has emerged that "raising children does not prevent aging, sun protection is the only way to prevent aging.". Broad spectrum, safe, and natural plant sunscreen agents have become a research hotspot in sunscreen products.

Research has found that the main active ingredient of Cistanche deserticola, phenylethanol glycoside, has strong absorption at 280-380 nm and can be used as a natural sunscreen to alleviate the damage of ultraviolet rays to the skin. Sunscreen with a dosage of 1% or 2% phenylethanol glycoside has no adverse reactions and exhibits good stability and photo protection.

The phenylethanolamine glycosides in Cistanche deserticola not only absorb ultraviolet rays, but also have antioxidant, DNA damage repair, and reduced cell apoptosis effects, which have good application value in sunscreen cosmetics.

IV Moisture

Benefits of cistanche herb-improve whitening

Moisturizing is a fundamental requirement of skincare and an important condition for ensuring skin health and delaying aging. When the moisture content of the stratum corneum is maintained at 10% to 20%, the skin is in its most ideal physiological state, soft, plump, shiny, and elastic.

When the moisture content of the stratum corneum is below 10%, the skin condition deteriorates, becoming dry and rough, and over time, the skin appears dull and wrinkled. By using external moisturizing cosmetics, the moisture content of the stratum corneum can be increased, water loss can be reduced, and the normal function of the skin barrier can be maintained.

Research has shown that Cistanche deserticola extract has excellent water-holding capacity. After applying 30% Cistanche deserticola alcohol extract to the skin, it can significantly reduce water evaporation and can be used in moisturizing cosmetics.

Cistanche deserticola contains classic moisturizing ingredients such as mannitol, betaine, and allantoin, indicating that it has excellent moisturizing effects.

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V Antibacterial activity

Cosmetics are rich in nutrients such as oil, water, and protein, which are suitable for the growth and reproduction of microorganisms. Therefore, a certain amount of preservatives need to be added to cosmetics to prevent spoilage and spoilage.

Cistanche deserticola has good antibacterial effects. Research has found that polysaccharides from Cistanche deserticola have certain inhibitory effects on the growth of Streptococcus suis, Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, beer yeast, and Penicillium citri. Cistanche deserticola decoction also has a significant inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus.

Cistanche deserticola, as a precious traditional Chinese medicine for prolonging life and beauty, has various beauty and beauty effects. However, it should be noted that the main active ingredients of Cistanche deserticola are greatly influenced by factors such as species and place of origin, and attention should also be paid to its quality identification and quality standards.