The Extract Of Cistanche Deserticola Is Mainly Composed Of Cistanche Deserticola From Xinjiang, Which Is An Important Raw Material For Medical And Health Products
Apr 12, 2024
Cistanche deserticola is a precious traditional Chinese medicinal herb that has been a tribute to various countries in the Western Regions throughout history. For many years, Cistanche deserticola has only been used as a medicinal herb and health product; However, starting from January 2020, various provinces and regions in China have successively released pilot plans for nine medicinal substances, and with the approval of the medicinal and edible homology of Cistanche deserticola and Cistanche deserticola, Xinjiang Cistanche deserticola has attracted much attention.
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Cistanche deserticola varieties
Cistanche deserticola is a perennial parasitic herbaceous plant of the Orobanchaceae family, with two main varieties - desert Cistanche deserticola and tubular Cistanche, mainly distributed in western Inner Mongolia, such as Alxa and Hotan in Xinjiang. Its edible part is a dry fleshy stem with scaly leaves, known as "desert ginseng".
Guanhua Cistanche is a variety of Cistanche in Xinjiang. Guanhua Cistanche parasitizes the sand plant Tamarix, which is a sand fixing and afforestation plant and the most common tree species for greening deserts. Parasitizing the roots of the Chinese tamarisk tree is the Tubular Cistanche, also known as Xinjiang Cistanche, commonly known as "Dayun". The raw materials and extracts of Tubular Cistanche have become popular health plant medicinal materials internationally.
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The extract of Cistanche deserticola is mainly composed of Cistanche deserticola from Xinjiang
Cistanche deserticola extract is mainly extracted from Cistanche deserticola. Cistanche deserticola has a low sugar content and a high content of active ingredients. The content of quercetin and glycosides (ergosterol) in fresh materials generally ranges from 1.5g-4g in 100g, making it easy to extract according to different purities. Therefore, it is widely used in pharmaceuticals, such as Shenbao tablets, Hongmao medicinal wine, and Jinjiu, which use Cistanche deserticola as the main raw material. Cistanche deserticola extract is also mainly exported from Cistanche deserticola deserticola deserticola.
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What about desert deserticola?
The effective content of desert Cistanche deserticola is relatively low, with a general content of around 0.3g in 100g of quercetin and piloside (ergosterol), making it difficult to extract. Instead, it is mainly sold in traditional Chinese medicine stores in the form of Cistanche deserticola decoction pieces.
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The Benefits of Planting Cistanche deserticola in Xinjiang
The resources of Cistanche deserticola are much more abundant than those of Cistanche deserticola, and its host, Red Willow, grows more vigorously and is easier to plant than the host, Haloxylon ammodendron, of Cistanche deserticola.
At the same time, the effective ingredient content of Xinjiang Guanhua Cistanche is significantly higher than that of Desert Cistanche. Developing Guanhua Cistanche cultivation is the most effective way to solve the problem of traditional Chinese medicine Cistanche resources.
The extract of Cistanche deserticola from Xinjiang can expand the pharmaceutical industry for Western medicine, expand the market for health products, and establish necessary identification spectra and standards for traditional Chinese medicine, providing natural and better synthetic drugs for medicine.
Planting of Cistanche deserticola
More importantly, the cultivation of Cistanche deserticola and Red Willow promote each other, manage deserts, improve soil, develop deserts into suitable farmland, and become an important way for local farmers and herdsmen to lift themselves out of poverty and become prosperous.
