Effects and contraindications of Cistanchiakis

Cistanchis are parasitic plants that live on the roots of the desert tree pike, sucking nutrients and water from the pike host. It is known as the desert ginseng. Desert Ginseng It has a high medicinal value and is a traditional Chinese precious Chinese medicine. The following is my introduction to the efficacy and role of Cistanchis and contraindications, I hope to help you oh.

Effects and functions of Cistanchis

Laxative.

Cistanchiak can significantly increase the propulsion speed of the small intestine, shorten the laxative time, and at the same time, it has a significant inhibitory effect on the absorption of water in the large intestine, which promotes the moistening and excretion of feces, and it has a real laxative effect.

Cistanchiak can also enhance immune function.

Cistanchiak polysaccharide has a significant effect on the formation and activity of human lymphocytes, which can increase the proliferative response of lymphocytes, thus enhancing the immune function of the body.

Regulates the circulatory system.

Cistanchiakia can also regulate the circulatory system, with the following effects: protect ischemic myocardium; lowering blood lipids, anti-atherosclerosis, anti-thrombosis; lowering peripheral vascular resistance, dilating peripheral vasculature, lowering blood pressure; protect the liver, anti-fatty liver.

Treating kidney deficiency and amenorrhea.

Cistanche is rich in alkaloids, crystalline neutral substances, amino acids, trace elements, vitamins and other components. It can tonify kidney yang, benefit essence and blood, and inhibit? Yang deficiency? symptoms and prevent weight loss. It can effectively prevent and treat diseases such as kidney deficiency and impotence, spermatorrhea and premature ejaculation in men and menstrual disorders and amenorrhea and infertility in women.

Anti-aging.

The phenylphenolic glycosides contained in Cistanchiakia is a component not found in other medicines. It is the most effective ingredient to slow down aging. Cistanchis have obvious delaying effect on the aging of human lower pituitary gland, gonads and thymus gland.

Increase libido.

Cistanchos contain eugenol glycosides, rhodiol glycosides and other chemical components, which can effectively promote the function of the sexual central nervous system, enhance the secretion of sex hormones and the release of related transmitters, thereby increasing libido.

It is reported that Australian medical doctor Dulwichon has used the extract of Cistanchia, 8 mice for comparison test, the results found that the injection of Cistanchia extract of 4 mice, the number of times of mating and ejaculation rate have increased significantly, and its resistance to cold and freezing time has been extended by 2?3 times. The same functions were significantly lower in the other 4 mice not injected with the extract.

Tonic.

Cistanchus contains a large number of amino acids, vitamins and mineral substances that greatly benefit human health. In addition, Cistanchos contain glycosides Cistanoside as well as mucopolysaccharides and other components; contain phenylpropanoid glycosides Cistanoside A, B, C, H, eugenol glycosides, gooseberry glycosides, and seven phenylethanol glycosides components; contain substances similar to testosterone and estradiol-like substances; and contain inorganic substances and trace elements such as potassium, sodium, calcium, zinc, manganese, copper, and so on.

Enhance physical strength.

Cistanchis can increase glycogen reserves, reduce muscle protein decomposition after exercise, and prompt mitochondria to undergo adaptive hypertrophy and hyperplasia to meet the energy needed for muscle contraction and recovery. It can significantly increase the synthesis level of RNA and DNA in the liver and spleen of animals with Yang deficiency, which has obvious effects on Yang deficiency to enhance physical strength and anti-fatigue.

Contraindications of eating Cistanchis

1. People who have a deficiency of yin and fire cannot eat Cistanchis. The reason is that Yin deficiency and fire is a kind of false fire, which is mostly caused by the deficiency of essence and blood, Yin deficiency can't control Yang, and Yang is over-exuberant. Excessive fire due to yin deficiency is more concentrated in one part of the body. Such as yin deficiency and caused by toothache, sore throat, dry mouth and lips, bone steam, hot flashes, zygomatic red, etc., are all caused by the inflammation of deficiency fire. Yin deficiency fire more from yang qi have more, its disease is rapid, the course of the disease is shorter, mostly manifested as heat, face red, thirst, like cold, yellow urine, constipation, or even mania, coma, red tongue, yellow and dry, pulse flooding and so on. The disease is slow, the course of the disease is long, and its main clinical features are five heart heat, afternoon zygomatic red, insomnia and night sweating, dry mouth and dry throat, dizziness, tinnitus, red tongue with little moss, and fine pulse. People with these symptoms should not eat Cistanchis. Cistanchis themselves are nourishing kidney yang, yin deficiency and fire is the phenomenon of yang and yin deficiency, and then use Cistanchis to supplement the yang, more yin deficiency and yang.

2. Cistanchis avoid metal objects. Cistanchis can not be soaked in water or wine with iron or copper, because these metal items will absorb the nutrients of Cistanchis and make Cistanchis lose its own nutritional value. It is the glass that is used to soak Cistanchis.

3. People under 18 years old are advised not to consume Cistanchis. The main effect of Cistanchis is to tonify the kidney and strengthen the yang, underage friends are in the development stage of body and mind, not fully mature, and consuming Cistanchis at this time will have a certain impact on the development of the body in all aspects.

4. Women are advised not to consume Cistanchis during menstruation. Cistanchia has a regulating effect on women's dysmenorrhea, uterine cold, infertility, etc. It is the consumption of Cistanchia in the pre-menstrual period that has a relieving effect on dysmenorrhea. During menstruation, which is actually a period of discharge of some waste substances in women's body, it is not recommended to consume Cistanchis to avoid some unnecessary problems.

Morphological Characteristics of Cistanchis

Tall herb, 40-160 centimeters tall, mostly underground.

The stem is unbranched or 2-4-branched from the base, up to 5-10(-15) centimeters in diameter in the lower part, tapering upwards to 2-5 centimeters in diameter.

Leaves broadly ovate or triangular-ovate, 0.5-1.5 centimeters long, 1-2 centimeters wide, denser in the lower part of the stem, sparser and narrower in the upper part, lanceolate or narrowly lanceolate, 2-4 centimeters long, 0.5-1 centimeter wide, glabrous on both sides. Inflorescences spikelike, 15-50 cm long, 4-7 cm in diameter; lower half or all of inflorescence bracts longer, as long as or slightly longer than corolla, ovate-lanceolate, lanceolate, or linear-lanceolate, sparsely pilose or subglabrous together with outside of bracteoles and corolla lobes and margins; bracteoles 2, ovate-lanceolate or lanceolate, as long as or slightly longer than calyx.

Calyx campanulate, 1-1.5 cm long, apically 5-lobed, lobes suborbicular, 2.5-4 mm long, 3-5 mm wide. Corolla tubular-campanulate, 3-4 cm long, apically 5-lobed, lobes subsemi-orbicular, 4-6 mm long, 0.6-1 cm wide, margins often slightly revolute, color variegated, pale yellowish-white or lilac, drying often turning tan. Stamens 4, filaments inserted 5-6 mm from the base of the tube, 1.5-2.5 cm long, crinkly villous at the base, anthers long ovate, 3.5-4.5 mm long, densely villous, cuspidate at the base.