What are the effects of Cistanche tubulosa?

When it comes to Cistanche deserticola, everyone may be familiar with it, but do you know about Cistanche tubulosa? Cistanche tubulosa is mainly produced throughout Xinjiang, but it is more concentrated in Minfeng in southern Xinjiang. It grows in Tamarix bushes and sand dunes with sufficient water, and often parasitizes on the roots of Tamarix plants. It is widely distributed in North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan, India and Central Asia of the former Soviet Union. So do you know what are the effects of Cistanche tubulosa? Come and find out with me.

1. Regulate the neuroendocrine system and tonify the kidney and boost yang

People with kidney yang deficiency generally have dysfunction of the neuroendocrine system, and kidney-tonifying and yang-boosting drugs often have hormonal effects to regulate the hormone balance in the body. They also act on the hypothalamus-pituitary gland to regulate the function of the endocrine gland axis and increase hormone levels in the body. Cistanche deserticola has both androgen-like effects and can inhibit the activity of monoamine oxidase in the hypothalamus, thereby increasing the release of monoamine neurotransmitters in the central nervous system and enhancing gonadal function, thereby preventing low sexual behavior and improving sexual dysfunction.

2. Eliminate rheumatism

Treat low back and leg pain, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. Dispel wind and cold, relieve muscle spasms, and eliminate joint swelling and pain.

3. Lubricating and laxative effect

The mechanism can be explained as Cistanche deserticola has the effects of promoting small intestinal peristalsis, inhibiting large intestine water absorption and shortening defecation time. It is especially suitable for the elderly, physical weakness constipation and postpartum constipation, postoperative constipation, habitual constipation, etc.

4. Vascular system

Dilate coronary arteries, increase cardiac output, reduce cardiac oxygen consumption, regulate tissue microcirculation, and improve cerebrovascular function. Inhibit platelet aggregation, improve blood coagulation state, and have a bidirectional regulatory effect on blood pressure.

5. Other functions

1) Antioxidant effect: Phenylethanol glycosides and polysaccharide components in Cistanche deserticola are currently recognized as antioxidant active ingredients. They can significantly increase the activity of glutathione peroxidase and SOD in heart, liver, and brain tissues, increase the activity of SOD in kidney tissue, and reduce the content of LPO and lipofuscin in individual tissues.

2) Enhance immune function: Cistanche can stimulate the pituitary-adrenal cortex system and have adrenocortical hormone-like effects. It can promote the proliferation of embryonic spleen and thymus cells, promote the synthesis of RNA and protein in human peripheral blood monocytes, and increase the activity of peritoneal macrophages, thereby achieving the effect of improving human immunity.

3) Anti-fatigue and anti-aging effects, enhancing physical strength. Cistanche deserticola can directly inhibit the effects of free radicals on the body, and can also indirectly eliminate the harm of free radicals to the human body by increasing the activity of red blood cell oxide dismutase (SOD) and monoamine oxidase, thereby delaying aging.

Through the above introduction to the effects of Cistanche tubulosa, we know that the medicinal effect of Cistanche tubulosa is very good, but it is suitable for people with physical constipation, postpartum constipation, constipation after illness and constipation in the elderly; it is suitable for people with male spermatorrhea, premature ejaculation, impotence, oligospermia and infertility; it is suitable for women with leucorrhea, infertility, cold limbs, irregular menstruation, low back and knee pain and other diseases; it is also suitable for patients with hypertension.