What Is Cistanche Tubulosa Used For?- Relieving Constipation

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Cistanche tubulosa is a plant of Cistanche Hoffmg of the family Orobanchaceae, it is a dry fleshy stem with scales and leaves. Cistanche tubulosa was first recorded in "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" as the top-grade nourishing herb. Cistanche tubulosa has the highest frequency of appearance in the prescriptions of nourishing kidneys, improving sexual function, and relieving constipation. It is also regarded as the second precious herb just after Ginseng for the anti-aging and improving immune function. so Cistanche tubulosa also called "desert ginseng". Cistanche tubulosa is widely used in Chinese patent medicines, dietary health care products, and clinical prescriptions of traditional Chinese medicine because of its definite curative effect, mild medicinal properties, nourishment but not dryness, and nourishment but not dryness.

cistanche tubulosa stem

Most people know that the cistanche tubulosa can relieve constipation, but few people know the difference between the Cistanche tubulosa other laxative Chinese medicines such as Coptis and Senna of the laxative effects. Cistanche is different from rhubarb, senna and other laxatives. Cistanche is mild in nature and it does not cause any harm to the body when relieving the constipation problem. Cistanche tubulosa can make stools moist and soft and easy to pass. It is especially suitable for elderly people with dry intestines, pregnant women, and people who are sick and sick.

cistanche tubulosa slices

Modern medical research and modern scientific research on Cistanche tubulosa have proved that Cistanche tubulosa has the effect of moisturizing and laxative. The laxative effect of Cistanche cistanche is mainly achieved in the following two ways:

1. Increase intestinal plasma osmotic pressure, enhance intestinal peristalsis and shorten defecation time

Cistanche tubulosa can significantly increase the speed of small intestine advancement and shorten the time of bowel movement. At the same time, it also has a significant inhibitory effect on the absorption of water in the large intestine, thereby promoting the moisturizing and excretion of feces, and has a real bowel-moistening and laxative effect.

2. Inhibit the absorption of water in the large intestine and relieve the difficulty of defecation caused by dry stool

Composition studies show that Cistanche tubulosa contains a large amount of galactitol, which is widely present in Cistanche genus plants. Galactitol can increase the osmotic pressure in the intestines, promote peristalsis, and inhibit the absorption of water in the large intestine. It is the main active ingredient in Cistanche tubulosa for moisturizing and laxatives. Some scholars used different solvent extraction, separation and recrystallization methods to divide Cistanche into four components: galactitol group, ethyl acetate extract group, n-butanol extract group, and remaining water-soluble substance group. The effect of the laxative time experiment showed that the galactitol group has a significant effect of shortening the laxative time.

And also, Cistanche tubulosa contains a large amount of dietary fiber. After use, the fiber can absorb water and expand in the stomach, increase satiety, reduce the consumption of other high-energy foods, and dietary fiber can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and accelerate feces The excretion, especially in the intestine, can slow down the intestinal absorption of water from food, moisturize the stool, improve the dryness of the stool, and improve constipation.

Cistanche tubulosa nourishes the intestines but does not damage the human body. Another key role of Cistanche tubulosa is to promote digestion, which can be used to treat dry intestines and constipation. Cistanche tubulosa has a prominent effect of moisturizing the intestines. For general constipation, taking Cistanche tubulosa for 1-2 days, the effectiveness of relieving constipation can be noticed.

Cistanche tubulosa relieves constipation