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What are desert twins?
The desert duo are Cistanche deserticola and Cynomorium songaricum.

Cistanche deserticola is a parasitic plant, which lives in the roots of Haloxylon ammodendron in the desert and absorbs nutrients and water from the host. Known as "desert ginseng", it has high medicinal value and is a precious traditional Chinese medicine in China.

Cynomorium songaricum is distributed in many provinces of China, but also in Central Asia, Iran and Mongolia. Born in desert grassland, grassland desert, desert area, such as riverside, lakeside, pond and other habitats, there are saline-alkali areas where Nitraria and firewood grow. Cynomorium songaricum can tonify kidney, nourish essence, moisten dryness, mainly treat impotence, nocturnal emission, soreness of waist and knees, constipation due to intestinal dryness, and has certain curative effect on paralysis and sexual weakness.

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Cynomorium songaricum is distributed in Xinjiang (Junggar Basin, Turpan Basin, Tarim Basin, Altai Mountain, Tianshan Mountain, etc. ), Qinghai (Qaidam Basin, etc. ), Gansu (Minqin, Jinta, Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, etc. ), Ningxia (Yin Bei), Inner Mongolia (northwest of Xilin Gol League, north of Wulanchabu League, Bayannur League, northwest of Yikezhao League, etc.

Central Asia, Iran and Mongolia are also distributed.

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