Herba Cistanche.Rou Cong Rong.Desertliving Cistanche.Herba Cistachis and Legend.

Contents

• Basic Botanical Data of Cistanche.
• What is Cistanche.Herba Cistanche,Rou Cong Rong?What is it used for?.
• Chemical Component and Phytochemistry of Cistanches.Herba Cistanche:Orobanchin,alkaloids.
• Use Recommendations of Cistanche.Herba Cistanche,Rou Cong Rong.
• Functions,Indications and Combinations of Cistanche.Herba Cistanche,Rou Cong Rong.
• Cistanches:Important sex tonic used extensively throughout China history.
• Suggestion and Administrations.
• Application Case Study:Herba Cistanches.
• Research Update:Herba Cistanches and Its Findings.

Functions,Indications and Combinations of Cistanche.Herba Cistanche,Rou Cong Rong.:

1. To tonify the kidneys and strengthen yang;

 2. To moisten the intestines and move feces
 

 3. Deficiency of the kidneys manifested as impotence. Cistanche (Roucongrong) is used with Prepared rehmannia root (Shudihuang), Dadder seed (Tusizi) and Schisandra fruit (Wuweizi) in the formula Roucongrong Wan.

 4. Frigidity and infertility. Cistanche (Roucongrong) is used with Antler glue (Lujiaojiao), Human placenta (Ziheche) and Prepared rehmannia root (Shudihuang).

 5. Pain in the lower back and knees and fragile bones and tendons due to kidney deficiency. Cistanche (Roucongrong) is used with Morinda root (Bajitian) and Eucommia bark (Duzhong) in the formula Jingang Wan.
 

 6. Constipation due to dryness in the intestines. Cistanche (Roucongrong) is used with Hemp seed (Huomaren) in the formula Runchang Wan.

 7.Antioxidative effects of phenylethanoids from Cistanche deserticola:

 Scientists of MDidea Group found that the acetone-H2O (9:1) extract from the stem of Cistanche deserticola showed a strong free radical scavenging activity.

 9 kinds of phenylethanoid compounds were isolated from this extract.the name were confirmed as acteoside, isoacteoside, 2'-acetylacteoside, tubuloside B, echinacoside, tubuloside A, syringalide A 3'-alpha-rhamnopyranoside, cistanoside A and cistanoside F. All of these compounds showed stronger free radical scavenging activities than alpha-tocopherol on 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical and xanthine/xanthine oxidase (XOD) generated superoxide anion radical (O2-.).
 

 Among the nine compounds, isoacteoside and tubuloside B, whose caffeoyl moiety is at 6'-position of the glucose, showed an inhibitory effect on XOD. We further studied the effects of these phenylethanoids on the lipid peroxidation in rat liver microsomes induced by enzymatic and non-enzymatic methods. As expected, each of them exhibited significant inhibition on both ascorbic acid/Fe2+ and ADP/NADPH/Fe3+ induced lipid peroxidation in rat liver microsomes, which were more potent than alpha-tocopherol of caffeic acid. The antioxidative effect was found to be potentiated by an increase in the number of phenolic hydroxyl groups in the molecule.

Reference:

• 1.Herba Cistanche.Rou Cong Rong.Desertliving Cistanche.Herba Cistachis and Legend.

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♣ last edit date:12th,Oct.2010.