Cistanche is a very expensive herb and the only one that is on the verge of extinction. We all know that ginseng and antler are the best tonic, but we do not know that Cistanche is also one of them. The value of Cistanche is much higher than ginseng, and it is known as “desert ginseng”. Cistanches are also known as Cistanche, Cistanche, Cistanche, Cistanche, Cistanche, etc. The medicinal parts of Cistanches are the cistanches, the cistanches, and the cistanches. The medicinal part of Cistanche is the fleshy stem of Cistanche cistannii or Cistanche cistannii and Cistanche fannii of the family Lietangidae. The drug is warm, sweet and salty in taste. It belongs to the kidney and large intestine meridians. Its main effects are to tonify kidney yang, benefit essence and blood, and moisten the bowels and laxative. It can be used to treat kidney deficiency and impotence, spermatorrhea and premature ejaculation, as well as cold pain in the waist and knees and spasm in the tendons and bones. Modern pharmacological studies of Cistanche show that Cistanche can excite pituitary-adrenocortical hormones and improve immune function and enhance the phagocytic ability of mononuclear macrophages. It has the effect of tonifying the kidney and helping Yang, and can resist cold, hypoxia and fatigue. Cistanche also has endocrine mediating effects and is protective of kidney function. Cistanches has a certain effect on the content of neurotransmitters and can improve intelligence, memory and sexual function in mice; it also has the effect of promoting defecation and can improve the function of intestinal muscles, and has a certain hepatoprotective effect; it also has obvious anti-aging, anti-free radical damage and free radical scavenging effects, and can also extend the life span of animals; it also has the effect of lowering blood pressure and promoting growth and development, and has the effect of promoting cellular immune function in vivo .