ABSTRACT
This herb consists of the pulpy stem, along with the scales, of Cistanche deserticola Y. C. Ma. of the family Orobanchaceae. It grows mainly in the Gansu, Inner Mongolia, Qing-hai, and Xinjiang provinces of China. Collected in spring, it is dried in the sun and sliced for use unprocessed (Jiang Su New Medical College, 1977). https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780203050040/86743b54-459f-4502-a9f1-33f21b13726a/content/figpg181_001_B.jpg" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/>
