Cistanchis are medicinal and food products, so they can be consumed after soaking in water.
Cistanchis are the dried fleshy stems with scaly leaves of Cistanchis or Cistanchis tubiflora in the family of Ledebouriidae. It is sweet, salty and warm in nature. It belongs to the kidney and large intestine meridians. It can tonify kidney yang, benefit essence and blood, moisten the intestine and laxative. It is used in treating deficiency of kidney yang, deficiency of essence and blood, impotence and infertility, lumbar and knee soreness (a feeling of soreness and weakness in the lumbar and knee regions), weakness of muscles and bones, and constipation with dryness of the intestines and bowels.
Cistanchis are warm and laxative in nature, so it is not recommended to take for those who are suffering from yin deficiency (deficiency of yin and essence in the body and hyperactive fire) and loose stools (loose stools that are not in shape) and diarrhea, and not to take for those who are suffering from constipation due to hot constipation.
It is recommended to use medication under the guidance of a doctor, do not take medication on your own, so as not to delay the condition.