Cistanche deserticola is a perennial herb. Cistanche deserticola can grow to a height of 80- 100cm, with no branches and fat stems. The flowers of cistanche deserticola are spike-shaped and grow at the top. There are buds and back hairs under the flowers, which are usually twice as long as the stems.

Plant characteristics of cistanche deserticola

Family and genus: Cistanche deserticola, a perennial herb with massive roots, fleshy stems, scaly leaves, yellowish brown leaves and stems, and deep purple flowers.

Variety: Cistanche deserticola is divided into four types: desert (Haloxylon ammodendron, a plant parasitic in arid desert), halophyte (a shrub parasitic in saline-alkali land), tube flower (a wetland plant of Salix) and psammophyte.

Origin: mainly produced in Xinjiang, Alashan League in Inner Mongolia, Gansu and Ningxia, but also distributed.

desert-living cistanche

Cistanche deserticola can grow to a height of 80- 100cm, without branches, and the flesh of the stem is very fat. The flowers of cistanche deserticola are spike-shaped and grow at the top. There are buds under the flower, and the back hair is generally twice as long as the flower stem.

Color: Cistanche deserticola has two colors, one is yellow-brown and the other is black. Black cistanche deserticola is processed, not because of deterioration.

Morphological characteristics of leaves: the leaves are needle-like scales, which are yellow after maturity and arranged in tile shape.

Seed appearance: the seed is oval and brown, with two petals and hundreds of oval seeds. One end is dark brown, sharp and small, which looks like a net or honeycomb under the microscope.