● Free radical scavenging effect
Cynomorium songaricum can enhance the activity of superoxide dismutase in serum and mitochondria of mice and effectively scavenge free radicals in mice. In addition, Cynomorium songaricum can also improve the activity of peroxidase, thus having anti-aging effect. In addition, it also has the function of preventing arteriosclerosis.
● Influence on immune function
Cynomorium songaricum can enhance the immune function of animals. Experiments show that it can obviously promote the humoral immunity of Yang deficiency and normal mice, and its mechanism may be related to the increase of splenic lymph nodes. Cynomorium songaricum can increase the decrease of neutrophils in mice with yang deficiency, thus enhancing the body's defense function.
● Anti-hypoxia and anti-stress effects
The total sugar, total glycoside and total steroid of Cynomorium songaricum can prolong the survival time of mice under normal pressure and hypoxia caused by isoprenaline sulfate, prolong the survival time of mice injected with air intravenously, and increase the duration and times of decapitated mice opening their mouths.
● Effect on glucocorticoid
The experiment shows that Cynomorium songaricum extract can significantly increase the serum cortisol of mice in the model drug group and restore the normal level, but it has no effect on the serum cortisol concentration of normal mice, indicating that Cynomorium songaricum has a two-way regulation effect on glucocorticoid.
● Laxative effect
The inorganic ions contained in Cynomorium songaricum can significantly enhance the intestinal peristalsis of mice and shorten the defecation time of mice. The content of soluble inorganic salts is about 7%, and a large number of inorganic ions contained in it can form salt laxatives such as magnesium sulfate, sodium sulfate and sodium phosphate in aqueous solution, thus playing the role of moistening the intestines and relaxing the bowels.
● Influence on reproductive system
It is generally believed that Cynomorium songaricum can strengthen yang, but raw Cynomorium songaricum can obviously reduce testicular function. However, salt processing can obviously promote the function of testis, epididymis and prepuce gland in normal and yang-deficiency mice. The water extract of Cynomorium songaricum can obviously increase the number and survival rate of epididymal sperm in mature rats and enhance sperm activity rate, which is a common drug for treating male infertility.
● Anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor effects
Oleic acid and palmitic acid in Cynomorium songaricum have anti-tumor and anti-inflammatory effects respectively.
In addition, it was found that Cynomorium songaricum has the effects of anti-gastric ulcer, inhibiting platelet aggregation, anti-HIV protease, anti-transcription and anti-cancer.
Clinical indications of Cynomorium songaricum: impotence, premature ejaculation, yin failure and dragon's blood; Deficiency of both qi and yin, dry stool, frequent urination, hematuria and endless dripping; Waist and knees are weak, fatigue and weakness; Fear of cold, limb pain; Irregular menstruation, cold leucorrhea; Female infertility, male infertility; Insomnia, amnesia, alopecia, premature senility, gastric ulcer, etc.
The latest medical research found that Cynomorium songaricum can promote cell regeneration and metabolism, enhance immune regulation, and has obvious anti-cancer, anti-virus and anti-aging effects. In recent years, Cynomorium songaricum has achieved good results in the treatment of prostatic hyperplasia, leukemia, diabetes, asthma and premature ejaculation.