Xinjiang Hotan Has Three Treasures: Cistanche, Walnuts, And Chinese Dates
May 13, 2024
The Green Legend at 37 ° North Latitude - Hotan Cistanche
Xinjiang Hotan has three treasures: Cistanche, walnuts, and jujube. Walnuts and dates are widely known, but little is known about the wonderful effects of Cistanche deserticola, known as "desert ginseng".
chinese herb cistanche
As a unique resource of Hotan in Xinjiang, the Tubular Cistanche is the only rare plant suitable for growing in the Taklamakan Desert (a dead desert) region of Xinjiang, China. It is located at the golden latitude line -37 ° N, showcasing the essence of nature and being irrigated by the snow water of Kunlun Mountains, known as the "living gold in the desert".
Not only is it a local treasure, but centenarians in the area have also used it as a daily ingredient and a medicinal herb for folk remedies for generations. It has also protected the local ecological environment, enabled local farmers to achieve "desert gold mining", assisted Hotan in targeted poverty alleviation, and greatly promoted environmental restoration and ethnic harmony in Xinjiang.
Local villagers grow Cistanche deserticola
Cistanche deserticola, one of the "Nine Immortal Grasses of China", has been used as a traditional Chinese medicine for over 2300 years. The "Shennong Materia Medica Classic" records: "It has a sweet taste and is slightly warm. It can treat the five pains and seven injuries, nourish the middle, eliminate cold and heat diseases in the stems, nourish the five internal organs, strengthen yin, benefit essence and qi, have many children, and treat women's ailments. Long-term consumption can lighten the body."
Cistanche deserticola efficacy-Tonifying kidney
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In ancient times, it was often used as a tribute, and there is also a legend among the Mongolian people that believes that Cistanche deserticola is a food bestowed upon Genghis Khan by heaven. Long-term consumption can increase physical strength, enhance endurance, and resist fatigue, while also enhancing the sexual and reproductive abilities of humans and animals.
Modern research has shown that Cistanche deserticola has the effects of relieving fatigue, improving energy, protecting the liver and kidneys, moistening the intestines and promoting bowel movements, whitening and beautifying the skin, preventing and treating senile dementia, and delaying aging. In recent years, it has been widely used in clinical prescriptions, traditional Chinese patent medicines, and simple preparations and health care products.
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Cistanche deserticola can be eaten in many ways, such as making tea, wine, soup, Congee, stew, etc., which has a better effect of tonifying the body.
"Chinese Famous Fruit" - Hotan Thin skinned Walnuts
Hotan in Xinjiang is one of the earliest regions in China to cultivate walnuts and is also known as the "hometown of walnuts". Hetian County has a long history of walnut cultivation, abundant resources, and excellent quality. It is famous for its thin-skinned walnut, which has the characteristics of a thin shell, large fruit, and high oil content.
The delicious and fatty walnut kernels are not only nutritious but also have special medical effects. In the "Dietary Therapy Materia Medica", it is recorded that the fat in walnut kernels contains linoleic acid and linolenic acid, which can purify the blood, remove impurities from the vascular wall, and achieve the magical effect of preventing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. It is also an adjuvant for treating neurasthenia, can delay memory decline, and has the effect of nourishing the brain and increasing intelligence. Especially widely used in the field of beauty and skincare. Eating walnuts regularly can delay the aging phenomenon caused by cell oxidation, relieve cold hands and feet, maintain the luster and youthful appearance of hair, and have an undeniable effect on both beauty and health.
Chinese medicinal materials such as cistanche deserticola
Good product for tonifying qi and nourishing blood - Hotan jujube
Hetian is located in the southern part of Xinjiang, with little rain and drought. It has 15 hours of light exposure and a large temperature difference between day and night. The local red dates are characterized by their large size, thin skin, small pits, thick flesh, good color, and dryness without wrinkles. The vitamin C content is rich, 70 to 80 times higher than that of apples. Fresh jujube has a higher carbohydrate content than various vegetables and other fruits, with a high sugar content. Hetian's red jujube is the best in the country, with thick flesh and small pits, and a taste that cannot be compared to Hami red jujube. It can be made into soup, porridge, tea, or eaten directly. It is a good tonic for women.
According to the Huangdi Neijing and the Compendium of Materia Medica, jujube has the effects of nourishing qi and kidneys, nourishing blood and appearance, nourishing liver and reducing blood pressure, calming the mind and strengthening yang, and treating deficiency and fatigue.
