Is Artificially Cultivated Cistanche As Effective As Wild Cistanche?

Wild Cistanche are now national second-class protected plants. Due to the weak natural reproductive ability of parasitic plants, the resources of wild Cistanche are on the verge of depletion. According to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (2019 Edition), Cistanche deserticola is also listed as an endangered plant, that is, wild desert Cistanche cannot be compared with other species. Ordinary Chinese herbal medicines are imported and exported.

Now, the artificial planting technology of Cistanche is very mature, and almost all the Cistanche sold in the market comes from artificial planting.

Is artificially cultivated Cistanche as effective as wild Cistanche?

Cistanche deserticola is a parasitic plant, and its hosts are mainly Haloxylon and tamarisk, absorbing nutrients and water from Haloxylon hosts. Therefore, planting Cistanche must first plant its host Haloxylon or tamarisk. Taking Haloxylon as an example, only Haloxylon trees that have been planted for more than 3 years are suitable for grafting Cistanche, and the time between grafting and harvesting of Cistanche generally takes more than 3 years.

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The artificial cultivation of Cistanche is quite different from ordinary artificially grown vegetables. Artificially cultivated Cistanche grows in the wild environment. Compared with pure wild Cistanche, artificial interventions in insect pests and nutrients are needed for the growth environment. Therefore, artificially cultivated Cistanche is not only as effective as wild Cistanche, but even better.

The research on Cistanche has already started in the 1980s. The artificial cultivation technology of Cistanche in China is mature. In Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Gansu and other places, the artificial cultivation of Cistanche has achieved economic payment and ecological improvement. At the same time, it has continued for more than 2000 years. traditional Chinese medicine inheritance.