1, the surface of cistanche deserticola is brown or grayish brown, 3 ~15cm long and 2 ~ 8cm in diameter;
2. It is flat and cylindrical, densely covered with scales, soft and fleshy, heavy and hard, slightly elastic and not easy to break. The cross section is brown-black, the vascular bundles are arranged in waves, and the vascular bundles are light brown and punctate.
3. Cistanche deserticola tablets are irregular and thick. The surface is brown or grayish brown. Some can see fleshy scales.
Second, taste recognition
Cistanche deserticola is slightly fragrant, sweet and bitter.
Extended data:
Growth characteristics of cistanche deserticola;
1, Cistanche deserticola, as a valuable Chinese herbal medicine, is mainly distributed in Gansu, Ningxia, Xinjiang and other places. Sandy soil or semi-quicksand desert area is suitable for planting cistanche deserticola in sunny and low rainfall environment.
2. Cistanche deserticola is a parasitic plant, and its hosts are Haloxylon ammodendron, Haloxylon ammodendron, Phyllanthus urinaria and so on.
3. I like to grow in soft sandy land with slight salinization, and generally grow in sandy land or semi-fixed sand dunes, dry old river beds, lake basin lowlands, etc. Poor habitat conditions.
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