Cistanches is a valuable herbal medicine that can warm the kidney and Yang, and is used for symptoms such as fear of cold, lumbar and knee weakness, etc. Modern medical research has found that the drug has the effect of boosting the body’s immunity, improving the immune system, cell metabolism levels, etc. Cistanche is a dual-use food of medicinal and food origin, and can be used as food in addition to medicine in daily life. Cistanches should not be taken if you have chronic spleen deficiency and loose stools, i.e., unformed stools and weak spleen and stomach qi. In addition to tonifying the kidneys, Cistanches can also be used as a laxative, which can accelerate diarrhea in patients with chronic diarrhea. In addition, Cistanches can be used to make highly effective wine.