What are the benefits of Cistanche deserticola?

In daily life, we often hear many middle-aged and elderly friends complain that they are no longer as energetic as before because of their age, which often causes symptoms such as back pain, insomnia and nightmares. In view of their lack of energy, doctors recommend that they take Cistanche deserticola to supplement the body's nutrition and energy. So what are the benefits of Cistanche deserticola? Regarding this question, please discuss it with me in the next period of time.

Cistanche deserticola, also known as Dayun, is mainly produced in Alxa League of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Traditional Chinese medicine calls it goblin or golden bamboo shoot. It is an extremely precious Chinese medicinal material and is known as the "desert ginseng". Historically, it has been used as a treasure by various countries in the Western Regions to pay tribute to the imperial court.

Cistanche deserticola is a precious Chinese medicine with economic value. It is also a relict plant of the ancient Mediterranean and has certain scientific value for studying the desert flora of Central Asia. Endangered species. Due to large-scale harvesting, the number of Cistanche deserticola has decreased sharply. According to the survey, there are only 7 Cistanche deserticola plants among every thousand parasitic plants of Haloxylon ammodendron. Because Haloxylon ammodendron is an excellent feed for camels and fuel for local people, overgrazing and large-scale logging of Haloxylon ammodendron have also put Cistanche deserticola in a critical situation.

There are two types of commercial products: light Cistanche and salty Cistanche. The best light Cistanche are those with large and plump bodies, fine scales, gray-brown to dark-brown color, high oil content, and fleshy and soft stems. The best salty Cistanche is black in color, glutinous in texture, with fine scales and thick stripes, and a flat and round body. It is generally believed that those produced in Inner Mongolia are the most famous.

【Nature and flavor】Sweet, salty, warm.

"Ben Jing": "Taste sweet, slightly warm."

"Bie Lu": "Sour and salty, non-toxic."

"Compendium of Materia Medica": "It tastes sweet, salty, slightly spicy and sour, and slightly warm."

"Yuchu Yaojie": "Sweet and salty, with a neutral qi."

[return through] return kidney and large intestine meridians.

"Ben Cao Jing Shu": "Enters the kidney, pericardium, and life gate."

"Ben Cao Jing Jie": "Enters the liver meridian of foot Jueyin, spleen meridian of foot Taiyin, and kidney meridian of foot Shaoyin."

"Yuchu Yaojie": "It enters the liver meridian of foot Jueyin, kidney meridian of foot Shaoyin, and large intestine meridian of hand Yangming."

【Functions and indications】Nourishes kidney yang, benefits essence and blood, moistens the intestines and promotes bowel movements. Used for impotence, infertility, soreness of waist and knees, weakness of muscles and bones, dry intestines and constipation.

"Ben Jing": "It cures five kinds of fatigue and seven kinds of injuries, nourishes the middle, eliminates cold, heat and pain in the penis, nourishes the five internal organs, strengthens the yin, benefits the essence and qi, and treats women's diseases and masses."

"Bielu": "It can eliminate bladder evil qi, relieve back pain, and stop dysentery."

"Medicine Properties": "It nourishes the marrow, improves complexion, prolongs life, treats uterine bleeding in women, strengthens yang, is a great tonic, and is also good for white stools."

"Rihuazi Bencao": "It can treat male impotence and female infertility, moisten the five internal organs, grow muscles, warm the waist and knees, and treat male spermatorrhea, hematuria, nocturnal emission, leucorrhea and vaginal pain."

The above paragraphs introduce the benefits of Cistanche in detail. I sincerely hope that friends who have this need can read the above content carefully, so that they can have a deeper understanding and more proficient mastery of these benefits. Of course, I still want to advise everyone that although Cistanche is a very good tonic, we should not consume it in excess.