Cistanche; boschniakia; a medicinal plant
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cistanche; boschniakia; a collective term for two types of medicinal herbs
technicalRefers to parasitic plants used in traditional Chinese medicine, particularly valued as a tonic. '草苁蓉' (Boschniakia rossica) and '肉苁蓉' (Cistanche deserticola) are the two main types.
Ròu肉
cōng苁
róng蓉
zài在
Zhōng中
guó国
chuán传
tǒng统
yī医
xué学
lǐ里
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
zhòng重
yào要
de的
bǔ补
yào药
。
Cistanche deserticola is an important tonic in traditional Chinese medicine.
Zhè这
wèi味
zhōng中
yào药
fāng方
lǐ里
hán含
yǒu有
cōng苁
róng蓉
。
This traditional Chinese medicine formula contains cistanche.
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Cōng苁
róng蓉
cháng常
bèi被
yòng用
lái来
pào泡
jiǔ酒
huò或
jiān煎
tāng汤
。
Cistanche is often used to steep in wine or to decoct into a soup.