It is one of the most commonly used herbs to tonify the kidneys. You may not be familiar with it, but its efficacy, especially in tonifying the liver and kidneys and moistening intestinal dryness, is immediate. It is born in desert grasslands, steppe deserts and desert areas, preferring drought and little rain, with drought-resistant properties. It has been written down in the Qin Dynasty, and has been used as medicine since the Han Dynasty, and has been valued by famous doctors for generations. The “Compendium of Materia Medica” said: “Tartar land wild horses or cross with the dragon, the sperm left behind in the ground. After a long time, launched like bamboo shoots, on the abundance of thrifty, scales and armor pectinate, tendons and veins connected, absolutely similar to male Yang, that is, Cistanche and so on. Or it is said that the adulterous women in the unity. Once they get the Yin energy, they grow in anger. The natives dig and wash it, remove the skin, cut it thinly and dry it in the sun to fill the medicine goods, and it is a hundred times more powerful than Cistanche.” Legend has it that the name “Lock-Yang” is not a medicine, but a place name. The legendary story about the “name” of Lockyang Legend has it that during the Tang Dynasty, the frontier was repeatedly invaded by foreigners, and Emperor Taizong sent the famous general Xue Rengui on a western expedition, but when he arrived at Lockyang City (50 kilometers southeast of the present-day Dingxi area in Gansu), he was ambushed and surrounded by Su Bao Tong, the marshal of the Hami Kingdom, in the city. As Lockyang was located in the desert, food was scarce and the soldiers had to freeze and starve. One day, Xue Rengui overheard that there was a fleshy underground stem like a mallet in the desert to feed the hungry, so he ordered people to dig it in the desert to feed the hungry. Xue Rengui led his troops to attack with all their might and took the enemy army, who had been slacking for a long time, by surprise, and finally drove them out of the border. After returning to the capital, Xue Rengui presented the matter to Emperor Taizong of Tang, who was so pleased that he immediately ordered a heavy reward for the person who offered the plant root. The name “Lock Yang” was given to this plant because it grew in the desert of Lock Yang City. Origin and function of Lock-Yang Source: Lock-Yang perennial fleshy parasitic herb of the family Lock-Yang. Origin: Distributed in Xinjiang, Gansu, Qinghai, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, etc. Taste: Sweet, warm; belongs to the liver and kidney meridians. Effects: Tonifying the kidney, benefiting the essence and moistening the dryness. Note: 1, Yin deficiency and fire, spleen deficiency diarrhea and real heat constipation is prohibited to take locking Yang. 2, diarrhea and Yang easy to lift and the semen is not solid contraindicated lock Yang. 3, slippery stool, semen is not solid, fire constipation, Yang easy to lift, heart deficiency and gas, are prohibited. The “Compendium of Materia Medica” says: “It is a great tonic for yin energy, benefits the essence and blood, and facilitates the stool. The deficient people who have dry stools can eat it instead of Cistanche, and cook porridge is good. Do not use if it is not dry and knotted. It moistens the dryness and nourishes the tendons to cure impotence.” Therefore, lock Yang is clinically used for: 1, impotence and premature ejaculation, Yin failure and blood exhaustion. 2, Qi weakness and Yin deficiency, dry knotted stool, frequent urination, hematuria, dripping. 3, soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, fatigue and weakness. 4.Fear of cold and coldness, pain in the extremities. 5.Irregular menstruation, cold uterus, infertility in women and infertility in men. 6, insomnia and forgetfulness, hair loss, premature graying, stomach acid ulcer, etc. In addition, lock Yang can be used in the use of wine, porridge, soup, clinical use with the combination of drugs are: 1, with Cistanches, Wolfberry, Cuscuta, Epimedium, mulberry cuttlebone, etc. can be used together to strengthen the kidney and Yang, benefit the essence and strengthen the tendons. 2. Used alone or together with Cistanches, it can laxative and laxative.