Drug name: Cistanche deserticola

Alternative names: Cistanche deserticola ("Wu Pu's Materia Medica"), Zongrong ("Compendium of Materia Medica"), Dijing ("Shi Yao Er Ya"), Golden Bamboo Shoots ("Modern Practical Chinese Medicine"), Dayun ("Qinghai Medicinal Materials")

Prescription names: Dayun, Dayun, Cun Yun, Cun Yun, Salted Dayun, Salt Cistanche, Sweet Cistanche Cistanche deserticola, Cistanche deserticola, Cistanche deserticola, raw Cistanche deserticola, prepared Cistanche deserticola, steamed Cistanche deserticola, wine Cistanche deserticola, etc. In the prescription, the words Dayun, Dayun, Cunyun, Cunyun, Cistanche deserticola and Cistanche deserticola all refer to raw Cistanche deserticola. It is made from light or salty Da Yun (soaked in water to remove all the salt), sliced ??and dried in the sun for use as medicine.

Efficacy: Da Yun contains 16 kinds of amino acids, which can nourish the kidneys and essence, moisten dryness and muscles, nourish essence and blood, lubricate the intestines, promote the release of adrenal cortex hormones, and enhance immune function. It is suitable for weak people with impotence and spermatorrhea, soreness of waist and knees, dryness of the intestines, constipation, irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, infertility, impotence, spermatorrhea, dripping urine, hoarseness and aphonia, constipation, cold and diarrhea.