The efficacy, function and consumption method of Cynomorium songaricum

There are many kinds of common medicines in life, and the choice of medicines cannot be done arbitrarily. Many people do not know how to choose when using medicines. This depends on their own disease needs. Different medicines have different effects, so before choosing medicines, you need to understand this aspect. What are the effects, functions and edible methods of Cynomorium songaricum?

Many people are not very clear about the efficacy, functions and edible methods of Cynomorium songaricum. Cynomorium songaricum is also quite extensive in these aspects. Therefore, before choosing Cynomorium songaricum, you need to have a detailed introduction and understanding so that you can choose it correctly and help improve the disease.

The efficacy, function and edible method of Cynomorium songaricum:

Cynomorium songaricum has a special name called the elixir of life. It grows wild in the desert Gobi. It is a parasitic plant. It is also a medicine, also known as ground hair ball, rusty iron rod, etc.

1. It is a parasitic plant. Cynomorium songaricum is a fleshy parasitic herb that parasitizes on the roots of Nitraria tangutorum, which grows in the Gobi and desert areas in the west. In May and June every year, Cynomorium songaricum will begin to emerge from underground and become mature in July and August. When it reproduces, the male and female parts of the same plant pollinate each other and produce seeds. One special thing is that Cynomorium songaricum is very similar to humans or animals when reproducing. The pollination process is similar to the fertilization of human eggs. The seeds will be wrapped tightly and cannot fall off. Afterwards, a small white worm will grow at the root of Cynomorium songaricum. It will move upward from the bottom along the inside of Cynomorium songaricum, eating up the inside of the plant bit by bit until it reaches the top. The seeds of Cynomorium songaricum will fall to the bottom of Cynomorium songaricum due to the central control and slowly enter the roots of Nitraria sibiricum. By absorbing nutrients from the white thorn, the Cynomorium songaricum seeds will grow rapidly and break through the soil.

2. It has medicinal properties. There are written records of Cynomorium songaricum in the pre-Qin period, and it began to be used as medicine in the Han Dynasty. It is described in Compendium of Materia Medica as follows: "Sweet, warm, and non-toxic. It greatly replenishes Yin, benefits the essence and blood, and promotes bowel movements. It moisturizes dryness, nourishes the tendons, and treats impotence." It is distributed in Xinjiang, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia and Inner Mongolia, and is a widely used traditional Chinese medicine.

How to eat Cynomorium songaricum

Cynomorium songaricum can nourish the kidney and moisten the intestines, treat impotence, hematuria, blood deficiency, constipation, and weakness of the waist and knees, and has many medicinal values.

1. Cynomorium songaricum can be taken internally. It can be decocted into a soup, made into pills or boiled into a paste. If it is to treat impotence, you can choose half a catty of Phellodendron, four ounces of turtle shell and two ounces of Anemarrhena, add two ounces each of Rehmannia glutinosa, dried tangerine peel and white peony root, one and a half ounces of Cynomorium songaricum, one ounce of tiger bone and half a ounce of dried ginger, and boil them together to drink; if it is to treat the problems of weak yang and essence deficiency, yin deficiency and blood deficiency and constipation, you can boil Cynomorium songaricum with water twice, turn it into a thick juice, use a casserole to make a paste, add honey, and then drink it with hot water; to treat urinary tract infection and hematuria, use five cents of Cynomorium songaricum and honeysuckle vine each, add one ounce of Imperata root and decoct it; when you have indigestion, you can use five cents of Cynomorium songaricum and decoct it.

2. There are many ways to use Cynomorium songaricum as a dietary therapy. For example, cooking porridge with 15g of Cynomorium songaricum, 15g of walnut kernels and 100g of polished rice can moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements, and treat impotence due to kidney deficiency. You can also directly use Cynomorium songaricum and rice to cook porridge, which is used to strengthen yang, consolidate essence, nourish blood and strengthen tendons.

The above is a detailed description of the effects, functions and consumption methods of Cynomorium songaricum. This type of medicine is very effective in treating diseases. However, it should be noted that when using Cynomorium songaricum, it needs to be used in moderation and should not be used too much, otherwise it will not be of any benefit to the body. You should also understand this point.