What are the effects and contraindications of drinking Cistanche deserticola in water?

Cistanche deserticola is generally used to soak in water and the daily dosage should not exceed 10g. Cistanche deserticola is a traditional Chinese medicine that has the effects of nourishing the kidneys and strengthening yang, moistening the lower abdomen and relieving constipation, and can also have anti-aging effects. Everyone must pay attention to the appropriate amount when taking it.

Characteristics of Cistanche deserticola

Cistanche deserticola has sweet, salty and warm properties. It acts on the kidney and large intestine meridians. It is flat cylindrical, slightly curved, 3 to 15 cm long and 2 to 8 cm in diameter. The surface is brown or gray-brown, densely covered with fleshy scales arranged in a tile-like pattern, usually with the tips of the scales broken off. It is heavy, hard, slightly flexible, and not easy to break. The cross section is brown, with light brown dot-like vascular bundles arranged in wavy rings. It has a slight odor and tastes sweet and slightly bitter.

Function and indications

It can nourish kidney yang, improve blood and essence, moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements. It can be taken with roasted leek seeds to lock yang, and is effective for treating impotence, premature ejaculation, infertility, soreness of the waist and knees, weakness of the tendons and bones, and constipation caused by dry intestines.

Tips: People with excessive heat in the body, cold, fever, stomach heat and loose stools should not drink this soup.

People who should not

Suitable food: It is suitable for people with constipation due to physical weakness, postpartum constipation, constipation after illness and constipation in the elderly; it is suitable for people with male spermatorrhea, premature ejaculation, impotence, sperm deficiency and infertility; it is suitable for women with leucorrhea, infertility, cold limbs, irregular menstruation, low back and knee pain and other symptoms; it is also suitable for patients with hypertension.

Taboo: People who often have loose stools should not eat it.