Chinese Herbalism
Desert Ginseng
Cistanche deserticola
Also known as Rou Cong Rong.
Superior tonic herb in TCM recorded in Shen Nong’s Chinese Materia Medica and Compendium of Materia Medica tonifies kidney yang, nourishes essence and blood approved as both food and medicine by China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (2016) mild nature suitable for long-term use endangered wild species, now cultivated Nutrients review Frontiers Pharmacol
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Indications what the tradition reached for it in
- Impotence
- Profuse metrorrhagia
- Premature ejaculation
- Blood deficiency constipation
- Sexual dysfunction
- Muscle and bone weakness
- Essence and blood deficiency
- Infertility
- Cold chills
- Morbid leucorrhea
- Memory loss
- Frequent urination
- Fatigue
- Tinnitus
- Dizziness
- Lower back and knee soreness
- Chronic renal disease
- Senile constipation
- Cold extremities
- Liver and kidney deficiency
- Kidney yang deficiency
- Soreness/weakness of waist/knees
- Constipation
- Debility
- Immunodeficiency
- Inflammation
- Recurrent infections
- Weakness
- Oxidative stress
- Neurodegenerative diseases
Safety
The record lists 2 contraindications; open the plate in the library to read them in full.
Dosing as the sources wrote it
| Preparation | As written | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| Decoction: 10 g | 10000-10000 mg | |
| Extract capsules: 300-600 mg daily | 300-600 mg | |
| Standardized extract: 400-1200 mg daily Frontiers Pharmacol | 400-1200 mg |
Doses are reproduced from the sources for practitioners and are not a recommendation for any person.
From the sources
Clinical Notes. Superior tonic herb in TCM recorded in Shen Nong’s Chinese Materia Medica and Compendium of Materia Medica tonifies kidney yang, nourishes essence and blood approved as both food and medicine by China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (2016) mild nature suitable for long-term use endangered wild species, now cultivated Nutrients review Frontiers Pharmacol
primary-actions. Desert Ginseng acts primarily as: Kidney tonic, Tonic, Laxative. Secondary actions include Immunomodulator, Anti-inflammatory, Antioxidant, Neuroprotective, Aphrodisiac.
indications. Desert Ginseng is traditionally indicated for: Impotence, Profuse metrorrhagia, Premature ejaculation, Blood deficiency constipation, Sexual dysfunction, Muscle and bone weakness, Essence and blood deficiency, Infertility, Cold chills, Morbid leucorrhea, Memory loss, Frequent urination, Fatigue, Tinnitus, Dizziness, and 18 further conditions.
constituents. Notable constituents of Desert Ginseng include: Phenylethanoid glycosides (echinacoside, acteoside, tubuloside A, tubuloside B), Iridoids (cistanin, cistachlorin, geniposidic acid, 8-epiloganic acid), Lignans, Polysaccharides.
In formulas
Desert Ginseng stands in 30 documented formulas in the library, among them wu zĩ tāng, xuân fei rùn cháng tāng, yǎng zhêng tông yòu tāng, dà zào wán, wú bi shân yào wán, tù sĩ zł wán.
Often paired with
RehmanniaRehmannia glutinosa
Dong QuaiAngelica sinensis
Shan Zhu YuCornus officinalis
Indian aconiteAconitum ferox
Niu XiAchyranthes bidentata
Wu Wei ZiSchisandra chinensisNearby on the shelf
Date palmPhoenix dactylifera
DavanaArtemisia pallens
Deadly nightshadeAtropa belladonna
Delphinium staphisagriaDelphinium staphisagria
Desert parsleyLomatium dissectum
Devil's clawHarpagophytum procumbens
Devil's ClubOplopanax horridus
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