Many people think that the wild cistanche deserticola in Alashan, Inner Mongolia is really the most effective. There are many merchants who have taken a fancy to Cistanche deserticola in Xinjiang for no reason, and many consumers are kept in the dark. What is the fact as a health industry practitioner of cistanche deserticola?

In July 2004, the National Pharmacopoeia Committee decided to include Cistanche tubulosa as the source plant in the 2005 edition of China Pharmacopoeia. Since then, cistanche tubulosa has been officially transformed into "medicine", which has also laid the foundation for the large-scale cultivation of cistanche tubulosa in southern Xinjiang and the development of its ecological industry. Therefore, whether cistanche deserticola has been tested by drug inspection institutions before entering the Pharmacopoeia will be judged as counterfeit drugs. So some negative news before has been circulated until now.

The other is that Cistanche deserticola is a parasitic herb, which is difficult to cultivate. In addition, the number of wild cistanche deserticola has been drastically reduced and even endangered by people's over-exploitation and over-excavation for more than 1000 years. Therefore, cistanche deserticola is included in the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species. So the market is basically planted artificially, so we don't know where the wild cistanche comes from. Because of the quality of planting, the price is uneven. I believe that market rules are not cheap. I hope everyone will not be cheated again.

Which is better, cistanche deserticola or cistanche tubulosa? We use scientific research data to analyze

Cistanche deserticola is cold-resistant and has high sugar content. After brewing with boiling water, the color is black, and it is still yellow after repeated brewing. Because its products are oily, it has a better laxative effect and little kidney-tonifying effect. However, cistanche tubulosa is woody and tastes bitter after soaking in water. Because of its low sugar content and high echinacoside and verbascoside, it is widely used in pharmacy and export, especially in the market of male health care products. Cistanche tubulosa can be described as "dominating the world".

The content of echinacoside in cistanche deserticola is 100g, which contains about 0.3g Due to the scarce yield, the market price is slightly higher than that of cistanche tubulosa. The contents of echinacoside and verbascoside in fresh material of cistanche tubulosa are generally 100g, with the range of 1.5g-4g, and the older you get, the more you get. According to the effective contents of cistanche deserticola and cistanche tubulosa in People's Republic of China (PRC) Pharmacopoeia (20 15 edition). "the total contents of echinacoside (C35H46O20) and verbascoside (C29H36O 15) in cistanche deserticola should not be less than 0.30%, and the total contents of echinacoside (C35H46O20) and verbascoside (C29H3 15) in cistanche tubulosa should not be less than 65438.

Reference: Comparative Study on the Fingerprints of Cistanche deserticola and Cistanche tubulosa Reference: Comparative Study on the Fingerprints of Cistanche deserticola and Cistanche tubulosa In addition, through the study and comparison of their fingerprints (note: the fingerprints of plants are equivalent to the identity cards of plants), the comparison of phenylethanoid glycosides and iridoid shows that the effective content of Cistanche tubulosa is more than that of Cistanche tubulosa. The content of phenylethanoid glycosides in cistanche tubulosa is significantly lower than that in cistanche tubulosa, and the content of phenylethanoid glycosides in cistanche tubulosa is significantly higher than that in iridoid glycosides, among which phenylethanoid glycosides are mainly echinacoside and verbascoside. The effective components of Cistanche tubulosa in Xinjiang are much higher than those of Cistanche tubulosa in Inner Mongolia desert.