1. How to distinguish 1? It can be distinguished according to its cross section. If the chrysanthemum pattern on the cross section is obvious, arranged in a wavy ring shape, with a diameter of about 2-8cm, and the surface color is yellowish brown, brown or grayish brown, it may be wild cistanche deserticola. The surface color of wild cistanche tubulosa is reddish brown, grayish yellow or brown, and its cross section is granular, mostly grayish brown. If the color is jet black and carbon black, it can't be versatile. You can tell from the smell. Wild cistanche deserticola has no obvious smell and tastes sweet and bitter. Second, the price of wild cistanche deserticola is not fixed, and it will be affected by many factors. Generally, the price of a kilo ranges from tens to hundreds of yuan. Ordinary cistanche deserticola is generally about a catty in 350 yuan, while the price of pure wild cistanche deserticola may need about a catty in 800 yuan. However, due to the scarcity of wild cistanche deserticola in the market, it may cost several thousand yuan a catty. In addition, cistanche deserticola is soft and hard. A catty of wild cistanche deserticola may be around 800 yuan, and it may be lower if it is hard, but it is also around 800 yuan. These prices are only origin prices. If it goes public, its price will go up even more, possibly as high as several thousand yuan a catty.