Cistanchis cannot be used as tea for a long time.
Cistanchis are commonly used in Chinese medicine to tonify yang, and have the effects of tonifying kidney yang, benefiting essence and blood, and moistening the bowels and laxatives. Cistanchis are sweet, salty and warm in nature, and are often used to treat impotence and infertility caused by kidney yang deficiency, lumbar and knee soreness, and constipation due to yang deficiency.
Cistanchis are yang tonic drugs, if you take it for a long time without yang deficiency, it will easily lead to yin and yang imbalance but not conducive to their own health, or even fire, diarrhea and other side effects may occur. There is a Yang deficiency can be appropriate to take a period of time, not recommended too long as a tea to take.
Improper use of drugs will have side effects, such as liver and kidney injury is not suitable for long-term use of drugs, it is recommended that under the guidance of a physician reasonable use of drugs.