Identification method of wild Cistanche deserticola

In life, many people buy Cistanche deserticola to make wine, but if you buy fake ones, it will not only have no effect, but also be harmful to the body. So how can you buy real Cistanche deserticola? This makes many people think of many ways, but in the end they can't buy real Cistanche deserticola when they buy it. Eating Cistanche deserticola depends on the situation and must be treated symptomatically, because Cistanche deserticola can treat diseases. So what are the identification methods of this wild Cistanche deserticola?

Wild Cistanche deserticola in the desert: It is flat and cylindrical, slightly curved, 3 to 5 cm long, 2 to 8 cm in diameter, and has a brown or gray-brown surface. Densely covered with fleshy scales arranged in a shingle-like pattern, usually with broken tips. It is heavy, hard, slightly flexible, not easy to break, and has a brown cross section with light brown dot-like vascular bundles arranged in wavy rings. Slightly sweet and slightly bitter.

Medicinal pieces: cross-sectioned oblate or quasi-circular pieces, 2-8 cm in diameter, brown or gray-brown in surface, some with visible fleshy scaly leaves. The cross section is brown with light brown dot-like vascular bundles arranged in wavy rings or scattered in strips. It is hard but flexible, has a slight odor, and tastes sweet and slightly bitter.

Cistanche tubulosa: irregular shapes such as flat cylindrical, flat spindle, flat oval, flat round, 6 to 8 cm long, 4 to 6.5 cm in diameter, with reddish brown, grayish yellow brown or tan surface, and often twisted. Densely covered with fleshy scales arranged in a slightly shingle-like manner, dense on the upper part and sparse on the lower part; the tips of the scales have mostly broken off, with the remaining parts mostly more than 1 cm wide; the entire scale is slightly long triangular and about 1 cm high. It is heavy, hard, not tough, difficult to break, and has a granular cross-section. It is mostly gray-brown in color, and some have a black, hard, gelatinous outer ring. There are numerous dark brown dot-like vascular bundles, scattered irregularly, some with small cracks. It has a slight odor and tastes sweet and slightly bitter.

Medicinal pieces: in the form of cross-sectioned irregular round slices, 4-6.5cm in diameter. The surface is reddish brown, grayish yellow brown or tan, and fleshy scales can be seen in some cases. The width of the remaining scales is mostly more than 1 cm. The cut surface is gray-brown, some with a black hard gelatinous outer ring, numerous dark-brown dot-like vascular bundles scattered irregularly, some with small cracks, and the texture is hard and not tough. It has a faint smell and tastes sweet and slightly bitter.

Salt-raw Cistanche deserticola: cylindrical, with scale leaves ovate to oblong-lanceolate, 1 to 2.5 cm long and 4 to 8 cm wide. The inflorescence spike is cylindrical, with short, ovate-lanceolate bracts. The epidermis is yellowish brown with adventitious stomata, hard and inflexible, and the cross section has light brown vascular bundles arranged in chrysanthemum-like patterns. It has a faint smell and tastes slightly salty and bitter.

The above is an introduction to the identification of wild Cistanche deserticola. There is also another kind called Xinjiang Shadong Cistanche, which tastes slightly bitter. Therefore, you must look carefully when buying wild Cistanche. We have introduced the various looks, shapes, and sizes of Cistanche above. Only by choosing according to these can you buy the real Cistanche. When choosing Cistanche, you must also buy it from a professional drug store.