What is Cynomorium songaricum

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Many people are not very clear about what Cynomorium songaricum is. Cynomorium songaricum is very effective in treating diseases, and it also has some effects on nourishing the body, so when choosing it, you can completely choose according to your own needs.

What is Cynomorium songaricum?

Cynomorium songaricum Rupr., also known as the elixir of life, is a perennial fleshy parasitic herb. A parasitic plant, with medicinal aliases such as ground hairball, rusty iron rod, and lockstone. It grows wild in desert Gobi. It grows best at minus 20 degrees Celsius, where there is no snow and the ground is not frozen. It has the effects of nourishing the kidneys and moistening the intestines, treating impotence and hematuria.

Function and indications

Nourishes the kidneys and moistens the intestines. Treat impotence, hematuria, constipation due to blood deficiency, and weakness of the waist and knees.

① "Bencao Yanyi Buyi": replenishes yin energy. Used to treat deficiency and dry and hard stool.

② "Compendium of Materia Medica": Moisturizing and nourishing the tendons. Treat impotence.

③ "Bencao Yuanshi": Nourishes yin, blood, and deficient fire, invigorates yang, consolidates essence, strengthens yin and benefits marrow.

④ "Inner Mongolia Chinese Herbal Medicine": Treats impotence and spermatorrhea, soreness of waist and legs, neurasthenia, and constipation in the elderly.

Pharmacological Action

Endocrine function

The experiment showed that: Cynomorium songaricum decoction was given to normal male mice and yang deficiency mice (0.5% hydrocortisone 0.2ml/mouse/

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Daily intramuscular injection for 9 consecutive days) and oral gavage at 10g/kg/d for 9 consecutive days. The results showed that the concentration of glucocorticoids in the blood of yang-deficient mice was increased and restored to normal levels; but it had no effect on the serum cortisol concentration of normal mice. It has been reported that the water extract of Cynomorium songaricum can significantly reduce the testicular wet weight and plasma testosterone content of normal and yang-deficient male mice.

Oral administration of Cynomorium songaricum alcohol extract can restore the phagocytic function of peritoneal macrophages in mice with immunosuppressed by hydrocortisone; intragastric administration of water solvent can increase the levels of plasma corticosterone and plasma testosterone in young mice, indicating that it has adrenal secretion function and adrenocortical effect, and also has the effect of promoting sexual maturation.

Immune function

Gavage of Cynomorium songaricum extract to yang-deficiency mice can restore their ability to phagocytize chicken red blood cells and improve the transformation function of spleen lymphocytes in yang-deficiency mice; gavage of Cynomorium songaricum extract to normal male mice can increase the number of hemolytic plaque-forming cells in the spleen of mice.

The experiment showed that oral administration of Cynomorium songaricum water extract to mice had no significant effect on the liver, thymus, total white blood cell count, total lymphocyte count in nitro blue tetrazolium reduction test, acid nonspecific esterase staining of lymphocytes, and delayed skin allergy induced by dinitrochlorobenzene of normal and yang-deficiency mice; but it significantly increased the neutrophil count and spleen weight of yang-deficiency mice, and increased the half hemolytic value and agglutinin of serum of normal and yang-deficiency mice. The experimental results indicate that Cynomorium songaricum water extract has no significant effect on the cellular immune function of yang-deficiency and normal mice, but has a significant promoting effect on humoral immunity.

The above is an introduction to what Cynomorium songaricum is. When choosing it, you can rest assured. However, it should be noted that when using Cynomorium songaricum, it needs to be used in moderation, otherwise it will cause great harm to your health. In addition, if any abnormality occurs when using it, you need to stop using it immediately.