What are the active ingredients of Cistanche deserticola?

There are many ingredients in Cistanche, but what are the ingredients of Cistanche? Many people don't know this, because this is the result of a doctor's special research. If you just take it normally, you won't know the ingredients of Cistanche, so you won't know what benefits Cistanche will have on the body. Then you won't know how to use Cistanche to treat diseases in daily life. Let's take a look at what ingredients Cistanche has.

The research on the chemical components of Cistanche deserticola began in the 1980s, with Japan starting early. Since the late 1980s, Chinese scholars have also carried out a lot of research. Hundreds of compounds have been isolated and identified in the study. The study also showed that there are great differences in the types, components and contents of compounds in Cistanche deserticola of different species and origins. Several active parts and active ingredients have been found in the compounds of Cistanche deserticola. Among them, phenylethanol glycosides are the main active ingredients of Cistanche deserticola, including more than 10 compounds, but their polarity is similar and separation is somewhat difficult. At present, only 4 monomers have been separated in China, and the detection of their content is still ongoing. Studies have shown that Xinjiang Cistanche contains 16 kinds of amino acids. The various chemical components of Cistanche deserticola mainly include phenylethanol glycosides, polysaccharides, cyclopentane ether terpenes, D-mannitol, β-sitosterol, hydrocarbons, bioalkaloids, flavonoids, amino acids and inorganic trace elements. Among the above-mentioned known compounds, a series of phenylethanol glycosides such as ergosteroside, echinacea glycoside, and Cistanche glycoside have the effect of counteracting the reduced sexual ability and learning behavior of male mice caused by suspension stress load; ergosteroside, which ranks first in this class of compounds, also has the effect of regulating immune function; D-mannitol, polysaccharides, betaine and other substances have also been proven to have the effect of strengthening and enhancing immunity; Cistanche total glycosides (the main component is phenylethanol glycosides) can significantly enhance the function of mice.

It can significantly promote the recovery of erythrocyte SOD activity and spleen nucleic acid content in mice damaged by 60℃ irradiation, and reduce the liver MDA content. This indicates that the immune enhancement and anti-aging effects of Cistanche deserticola are closely related to the anti-lipid peroxidation effect of total glycosides of Cistanche deserticola, the protective effect on nucleic acid and the radiation protection effect; the polysaccharide components of Cistanche deserticola also have strong physiological activity, especially anti-aging effect, and also have significant effects in delaying skin aging, enhancing immune function, activating superoxide dismutase and reducing lipofuscin accumulation in the body. It can also significantly promote the growth of human fibroblasts in vitro and promote wound healing.

These are the common ingredients of Cistanche. Do you all know them? If we know the benefits of Cistanche, we will also know what diseases it can be used to treat. The choice of Cistanche to treat diseases is dialectical, which makes it convenient for us to treat the disease symptomatically. Cistanche is not as simple as preparing medicine. We can also choose Cistanche to make delicious food, so that we can maintain a healthy physique every day.