How much is the price of Cistanche deserticola? Pictures of Cistanche deserticola

1. Introduction

Cistanche deserticola is a parasitic plant on the roots of the desert plant Haloxylon ammodendron. It has strong adaptability and relatively low requirements for water and soil. It grows mostly in the Gobi Desert, which has an extremely dry climate, strong sunshine and low annual precipitation. Its parasitic method is quite unique. It grows underground most of the year, and the spike inflorescence will not emerge from the ground until around May, when it blooms and bears fruit. It only takes about 30 days from emergence from the ground to seed maturity.

In addition, its stems can be used as medicine and food, and have extremely high medicinal and edible value. It is an extremely precious Chinese medicinal material in my country. It is sweet in taste and warm in nature. It has many functions and effects such as nourishing the kidney and strengthening yang, replenishing essence and marrow, nourishing blood and moisturizing dryness, anti-aging, anti-fatigue, protecting the liver, protecting the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular vessels, moisturizing the intestines and detoxifying. Eating Cistanche has many benefits to the body. It can prevent aging and supplement nutrition, also enhance human immunity and improve physical fitness, which is beneficial to physical health. Long-term consumption can increase physical strength, enhance endurance and resist fatigue.

2. Price

The price of one pound of Cistanche deserticola on the market is about 30-500 yuan. However, its price is affected by many factors, such as origin, hardness and softness of texture, time to market, etc. These factors have a relatively high impact on the price. For example, in Xinjiang, the price of soft Cistanche is around 95-100 yuan, and the price of hard Cistanche is around 30 yuan. In Qinghai, the price of soft Cistanche is around 65 yuan, and the price of hard Cistanche is around 31 yuan; while in Inner Mongolia, the price of soft Cistanche is around 140 yuan. From this we can see that soft Cistanche deserticola is more expensive than hard Cistanche deserticola. Because the hard Cistanche refers to the woody Cistanche after drying, while the effects and functions of the soft Cistanche are relatively better. Therefore, most people will buy soft Cistanche deserticola, so the price is higher.