2. Cistanche deserticola is a yang tonic, which is also called light Cistanche deserticola and salty Cistanche deserticola because of different picking seasons. The former is picked in spring and semi-buried in sand to dry, while the latter is not easy to dry in autumn because of its high water content, so it is usually put into salt lake 1 ~ 3 years and taken out to dry.
3, when eating, the general dosage is 10~20 mg decoction, because it is warm but not dry, the medicine is mild, and the dosage is small and has no effect.
4. Because it can help yang moisten intestines, people with diarrhea and loose stool should not take it, and those with damp-heat gastrointestinal tract and dry stool should not use it.