Cistanches can be consumed as tea, congee, soup, stew, and wine, as well as orally with other medicines in herbal tonics or proprietary Chinese medicines. Cistanches is a particularly good tonic, with the main effects of tonifying the kidneys, benefiting the essence, moistening the dryness, and slipping the intestines. In clinical practice, Cistanches can be applied to treat impotence and premature ejaculation in men, infertility, dysbiosis, and ache in the waist and knees in women, and even constipation. Cistanche is very common in clinical practice, it is a good aphrodisiac and is often combined with other drugs such as Cuscuta to treat male impotence with good results.