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Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Cistanche deserticola Y. C. Ma; Cistanche salsa (C.A. Mey) G. Beck. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Cistanche deserticola Y.C. Ma; Cistanche salsa (C.A. Mey) G. Beck; Cistanche ambigua (Bge.) G. Beck

Use: Medicinal

Notes: This is 肉苁蓉 treated with salt. It is made from cistanche which having been picked in the autumn has a high water content and is therefore had to dry. It is therefore put to soak in a salt pond for 1–3 years before sun-drying.

See: Ròu cōng róng (肉苁蓉 Cistanches Herba, cistanche); Tián cōng róng (甜苁蓉 Cistanches Herba Dulcis, sweet cistanche)

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