What Is The Difference Between Cistanche Tubulosa And Cistanche Deserticola? Which Is Better?

At present, the two largest varieties of Cistanche in China are Cistanche Tubulosa and  Cistanche Deserticola. In order to solve the resource problem of Cistanche Cistanche, meet the market demand and the sustainable development of the traditional Chinese medicine industry, a large variety of Cistanche Cistanche has been developed in the southern region of Xinjiang. Large-scale cultivation, large-scale cultivation of desert Cistanche has been developed in Inner Mongolia, which effectively alleviates the resource problem of Cistanche and protects wild resources.

Cistanche Tubulosa in Xinjiang

Which one is better compared to the Cistanche  Deserticola and the tube cistanche Tubulosa? We can compare from the following aspects.

1. Different water sources cultivating

Cistanche deserticola, water supply comes from artificial irrigation, irrigated 1-2 times with an appropriate amount of annual rainfall.

Cistanche Tubulosa, the water supply comes from the abundant underground Kunlun Mountain glacial meltwater and the supply of atmospheric precipitation, and the application of drip irrigation technology in desert agriculture, making Cistanche Tubulosa in the pollution-free Kunlun Mountains under the nourishment of snow water, the nutritional value is higher. high, and contains more trace elements.

Cistanche Tubulosa enjoys scientific and comprehensive organic care, so it can ensure that it stores rich nutrients.

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2. The taste is different

Cistanche deserticola is cold-resistant and has high sugar content. After being brewed in boiling water, the color will turn black, and the color will still turn yellow after continuous brewing. Because of its oily product, it has a better effect of moistening the intestines and defecation, and has little effect on nourishing the kidney.

However, Cistanche Tubulosa has a strong firewood property, and it has a bitter taste when soaked in water. Because of its lower sugar content and high content of echinacoside and verbascoside, it is widely used in pharmaceuticals and exports, especially in the male health care market. Cistanche tuber can be described as "dominating the world".

3.The content of active ingredients is different

The content of echinacoside in Cistanche deserticola contains about 0.3g in 100g. Due to the scarcity of production, the market price is slightly higher than that of Cistanche Cistanche.

The content of echinacoside and verbascoside in the fresh material of Cistanche Tubulosa generally ranges from 1.5g to 4g in 100g, and the higher the year, the more the content.

According to the "Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China" (2015 edition), the effective content of Cistanche deserticola and Cistanche tubulosa is included.

"The total amount of echinacoside (C35H46O20) and verbascoside (C29H36O15) in Cistanche deserticola shall not be less than 0.30%, and the total amount of echinacoside (C35H46O20) and verbascoside (C29H36O15) in Cistanche tubulosa shall not be less than 1.5% %”, its content is 5 times that of Cistanche deserticola.

In addition, through the research and comparison of the fingerprints of the two (Note: the plant fingerprint is equivalent to the plant ID card), the comparison of phenethyl glycosides and iridoids shows that the effective content of Cistanche Tubulosa is more than that of Cistanche deserticola.

The content of phenylethanoid in Cistanche deserticola was significantly lower than that in Cistanche tubulosa, and the phenethylglycan components in Cistanche tubulosa were significantly higher than those in iridoid glycosides, among which phenethyloside was mainly composed of echinacoside and verbascoside.

It can be concluded that the effective components of Cistanche Tubulosa are much higher than those of Cistanche deserticola.