
Rou Cong Rong
Name: Cistanche (肉蓯蓉)
Pinyin: Rou Cong Rong
Pharm. Name: Herba Cistanchis
Properties:
Taste |
Characteristics |
Organs |
Dosage |
Salty, Sweet |
Tonify kidney yang, supplement essence and blood, moisten intestines to smooth stool. |
Large Intestine, Kidney, Ren Dai |
6-21g |
Description:
The pilp stems with scales of the perennial parasitic plants Cistanche deserticola. It is indicated for impotence, premature ejaculation, sterility due to cold in the womb, soreness and pain of lumbar and knees, and atrophy-flaccidity caused by kidney yang deficiency because it can tonify kidney yang, supplement essence and blood, and it is warm, moist, and sweet without dryness in properties. It’s also suitable for senile constipation due to blood deficiency and fluid consumption with intestinal dryness or kidney yin deficiency because it can tonify kidney yang, supplement essence and blood, and moisten intestines to smooth stool.