It is a thing, and the scientific name of Dayun is Cistanche deserticola.

cistanche deserticola is a parasitic plant that lives in the roots of Haloxylon ammodendron, a desert tree, and absorbs nutrients and water from its host. Known as "desert ginseng", it has high medicinal value and is a traditional and precious Chinese herbal medicine in China.

Every April, cistanche deserticola and Cynomorium songaricum enter the peak period of growth, which is also the peak period of illegal activities. Driven by economic interests, some illegal activities even obstruct law enforcement and have a head-on conflict with law enforcers.

Extended information

Cistanche deserticola in Xinjiang, namely Cistanche deserticola in Hotan; The main differences between Cistanche deserticola in Inner Mongolia, namely Cistanche deserticola in Alashan, are as follows:

1. Different product quality characteristics

1. Cistanche deserticola in Hotan: Cistanche deserticola parasitizes the roots of red willows and is very hard after drying, which is praised as a hard cloud by drug dealers.

2. Cistanche deserticola: The section of Cistanche deserticola is brown, with light brown dotted vascular bundles arranged in wavy rings.

2. Different components

1. Cistanche Hotan: The effective components of fresh material of Cistanche Hotan are echinacoside and verbascoside (ergosteride), which generally contain 1.5g-4g in 1g. The higher the age, the more it will be, which will decrease with the loss of water.

2. Cistanche deserticola: rich in nutrition, rich in 17 amino acids such as valine, lysine, methionine and arginine; In every 1 grams of dry sample, the total amino acid content is above 4.8%, and the crude sugar content is above 2%.

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