1. Cistanche rong pinyin: [cōng róng]. Also called Cistanche deserticola.

2. What is Cistanche deserticola

Cistanche deserticola Ma (scientific name: Cistanche deserticola Ma), also known as Cistanche deserticola, Cistanche deserticola Ma, and Chagan Gaoya (Mongolian), is an endangered species. Tall herbs, 40-160 cm high, mostly underground. The flowering period is from May to June, and the fruiting period is from June to August. It is distributed in Inner Mongolia (Azuo Banner), Gansu (Changma) and Xinjiang.

Cistanche deserticola is a parasitic plant that lives on the roots of Haloxylon ammodendron in desert trees and absorbs nutrients and water from the Haloxylon ammodendron host. Known as "Desert Ginseng", it has extremely high medicinal value and is a precious traditional Chinese medicinal material in China.

In April every year, Cistanche deserticola and Cynomorium Cynomorium enter their peak growth period, which is also the peak period for illegal digging and illegal mining. Driven by economic interests, some illegals even obstruct law enforcement and have conflicts with law enforcement officers. Head-on conflict.