What Is Cistanche Used For?

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Cistanche-a magical parasitic plant Parasitic plants do not contain or contain very little chlorophyll, and cannot carry out photosynthesis to produce nutrients. They can only obtain all or most of the nutrients and water they need from other green plants. Cistanche is a typical parasitic plant. Cistanche is a perennial herb belonging to the genus Cistanche in the Leiden family. It is parasitic on the roots of sandy plants such as tamarisk. It has the reputation of desert ginseng and has extremely high medicinal value. Historically, it was a treasure of tribute from the court of the Western Regions.

So what is cistanche used for?

1. Health Care Food

Cistanche has many health functions. Cistanche has 47 approved health foods as raw materials. Its health functions are mainly to relieve physical fatigue, delay aging, enhance immunity and laxative, and enhance sexual function. The development of healthy food with Cistanche as raw material has broad prospects. Cistanche is widely used as raw material in health foods approved on the market. According to the health food information approved by the State Food and Drug Administration of China, there are 45 and 2 domestic and imported health foods containing Cistanche as raw material, respectively. The functions of the approved health foods containing Cistanche are claiming to relieve physical fatigue, delay aging, enhance immunity, laxatives, etc. The health food product types with Cistanche as the main raw material include wine, tea, tablets, granules, capsules, Oral liquid.

2. Skin Care Products

Cistanche glycosides have strong free radical scavenging activity and anti-lipid peroxidation effect, effectively prevent collagen degradation and have anti-oxidation and anti-aging effects. Cistanche cistanche extract is rich in flavonoids. Studies have shown that adding flavonoids to cosmetics can help restore the elasticity and luster of dry and loose skin. It is used in skincare products and has whitening and anti-aging effects. Cistanche-related skincare products such as Cistanche mask and cistanche whitening cream have been launched on the market. They are of pure plant origin, organic and natural, non-irritating, and more skin-friendly.

3. Pharmaceutical field

The scientific research of western medicine shows that Cistanche has at least the following effects: Effects on the reproductive system: regulation of endocrine, neuroprotection, protection of cerebral ischemia and cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury, improvement of learning and memory, immune regulation, liver protection, anti-oxidation, anti-fatigue and physical enhancement, and promote Bone growth effect, laxative effect, anti-aging effect, anti-tumor effect, anti-radiation effect, whitening effect, and anti-prostatic hyperplasia effect. Therefore, Cistanche has extremely high medicinal value.

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