Cistanche deserticola

Cistanche deserticola

(Jilin Chinese herbal medicine)

[source] the whole plant of Herba Cistanche of orobanceae.

[plant morphology] Cistanche deserticola

Parasitic herbs, all glabrous. Stem simple, erect. Fat, 15-25 cm high, 1.5-2 cm in diameter, brown purple. Scaly leaves numerous, triangular or ovate, apex acute. The spike is 8-14 cm long and 2-2.5 cm in diameter; the calyx is smooth, cup-shaped, with irregular 5-tooth cleft; the Corolla is dark red purple, the tube is expanded into a sac, the upper lip is slightly concave, and the lower lip is 3-cleft; the stamens are 4, 2-strong, and the stigma protrudes out of the corolla tube. The fruit is ovoid. The flowering period is from July to August.

Most of them are parasitic on the roots of Alnus. It is distributed in Jilin and Heilongjiang.

[chemical constituents] the aerial part contains boschnine aldehyde and boschnine. It also contains C9, C10 and C11 terpene lactones. The rhizome contains mannitol and alkaloid.

Functions and indications: tonifying kidney, strengthening yang, moistening intestine, and stopping bleeding. Treatment of kidney impotence, waist and knee cold pain, elderly habitual constipation, cystitis.

① Investigation of medicinal plants in Changbai Mountain: "Nourishing Yin, tonifying yang, hemostasis. Treatment of cystitis, bladder bleeding and kidney bleeding. "

② "Jilin Chinese herbal medicine": "tonifying kidney, strengthening yang, moistening intestines and defecating. Treatment of kidney deficiency, impotence, waist and knee cold pain, intestinal dryness, constipation, cystitis“

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-1 Liang; or soaking in wine.

[prescription selection] ① for senile habitual constipation: one or two Herba cistanche and five hemp seeds. Fried in water, twice a day. (Jilin Chinese herbal medicine)

② Treatment of impotence: Herba Cistanche one or two. Acorus calamus four money, dodder eight money. Fried in water, twice a day. (Jilin Chinese herbal medicine)

③ The treatment of infertility has the effect of strengthening heart: Herba Cistanche. Baijiu Baijin, after soaking. (investigation of medicinal plants in Changbai Mountain)