cistanche deserticola is known as desert ginseng. It is very effective to learn from cistanche deserticola and has high medicinal value. Its main function is to nourish yin and tonify kidney to improve men's sexual ability, and it also has some effects on some gynecological diseases such as abnormal leucorrhea of women. Cistanche deserticola is dried and used. So how to eat dried cistanche deserticola? What effect does dry cistanche deserticola have?

Cistanche deserticola, known as "desert ginseng", is a valuable Chinese herbal medicine parasitic on the roots of Haloxylon ammodendron, with high medicinal value. It is listed as the three major tonics in China along with ginseng and velvet antler. The main effects are nourishing yin and tonifying kidney, improving male sexual function, improving sperm quality, regulating female infertility and irregular menstruation, improving immunity, resisting fatigue, protecting liver, moistening intestines and relaxing bowels, resisting aging and preventing senile dementia.

1. How to eat dried cistanche deserticola

The main technology adopted by dried cistanche deserticola is to dig it out, clean it, slice it directly, and then air-dry it quickly. It has neither sand nor rotten smell, and its color is golden yellow, so it can be eaten directly, soaked in water or soaked in wine. The main edible methods of dried cistanche deserticola are as follows:

1. Take it directly

Take a piece of dried cistanche deserticola and put it directly in your mouth, which is easier to be absorbed under your tongue.

2. Soak in water to drink

Dry cistanche deserticola can also be directly soaked in water and soaked in boiling water for 2-5 minutes, which can be matched with other herb tea, and the taste effect is better.

3. Cooking porridge and noodles

When the water boils, add about 5-8 pieces of cistanche deserticola, which is better in taste, more nutritious and better for people's health.

4. Soup and stew

About 6-1 pieces of Cistanche deserticola can make the nutritional value of Cistanche deserticola penetrate into the soup meat.

5. Soak in wine

1 grams of Cistanche deserticola is soaked in 5 grams of yellow wine or white wine, and Lycium barbarum, Huang's, etc. can be taken after 7 days.

2. Efficacy and function of dry cistanche deserticola

1. Regulate irregular menstruation of women.

It has obvious curative effect on female infertility due to less menstrual flow, menopause and cold palace.

2. Nourishing yin and tonifying kidney to improve male sexual function.

Rong is rich in alkaloids, crystalline neutral substances, amino acids, trace elements and vitamins. It can tonify kidney yang, nourish essence and blood, inhibit the symptoms of "yang deficiency" and prevent weight loss. It can effectively prevent and treat male kidney deficiency and yang deficiency, nocturnal emission and premature ejaculation.

3, anti-fatigue, enhance immunity.

Dry cistanche deserticola polysaccharide has a significant effect on the formation and activity of human lymphocytes, which can increase the proliferation of lymphocytes and thus enhance the immune function of the body.

4. moisten the intestines to relieve constipation.

dry cistanche deserticola can promote human saliva secretion, improve the accuracy of small intestine pushing, shorten the time of defecation, obviously inhibit the absorption of water by large intestine, effectively eliminate toxins in the body, and keep the body relaxed and comfortable.

5, pit aging.

Phenylpropanol sugar contained in dry cistanche deserticola is the most effective ingredient for delaying aging, which is not found in other drugs. Cistanche deserticola can obviously delay the aging of pituitary gland, gonad and thymus gland.

because of the high value of cistanche deserticola, there are many counterfeit dry cistanche deserticola in the market. So how to distinguish between true and false dried cistanche deserticola? Let's take a look.

3. How to distinguish between true and false dried cistanche deserticola

To distinguish between true and false dried cistanche deserticola, you can identify the real cistanche deserticola tablets through three steps: watching, kneading and tasting. See if the cistanche tablets are milky white or yellow white; Pinch whether the cistanche tablets are tough, not particularly hard; Take it in your mouth and taste whether the cistanche tablets are bitter, sweet and odorless.

4. people who should avoid cistanche deserticola

suitable for eating: constipation due to physical weakness, postpartum constipation, post-illness constipation and senile constipation are suitable for eating; People suffering from men's nocturnal emission, premature ejaculation, impotence, oligospermia and infertility are suitable for eating; It is suitable for women with leukorrhagia, infertility, tepid limbs, irregular menstruation, and soreness of waist and knees. Patients with hypertension are also suitable for eating.

no food: people who often have thin stools should not eat it.

5. How to purchase Cistanche deserticola

There are two kinds of products: light cistanche deserticola and salty cistanche deserticola, and the light cistanche deserticola is the best one with large body fat, fine scales, grayish brown to dark brown color, oily and soft stems. Salted cistanche deserticola is better with black waxy, fine scales and thick strips and oblate body. It is customary to think that those who are produced in Inner Mongolia are the most famous.

although cistanche deserticola has many benefits, it should not be overdone or abused. Loose stool with yin deficiency and strong fire and weak stomach should not be taken; It is also not suitable for people with dry stools caused by excess heat in the gastrointestinal tract. I suggest that under the guidance of a doctor, you identify your personal physique and use it reasonably.