Commercial name Cistanche
Botanical name Cistanche tubulosa
Botanical family Orobanchaceae
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Plant part Stem
Origin China
Manufacturing place China
Cistanche extract
Cistanche tubulosa is a parasitic plant resembling an asparagus. Its stem is fixed by a sucker on the root of the host plant, the tamarix. It feeds by absorbing nutrients from the plant it parasitizes. Its stems are full and thick, cylindrical, without chlorophyll. The leaves are reduced to brownish scales. In China, Cistanche tubulosa is known as a rare ginseng found in the desert and is used to treat Alzheimer’s disease. In Japan, it was classified as a food in 2005. According to the Chinese Pharmaceutical Dictionary, Cistanche tubulosa strengthens kidney function, increases sexual potency and calms the intestine.
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Elderberries are a dark blue, purplish berry that is both rich in colour and nutrition. These berries contain very high amounts of the polyphenol anthocyanin, which give them their dark colour. Anthocyanin's antioxidant ability allows the berries to survive periods of intense UV light radiation from the sun.
Elderberry has a very high ORAC score: over twice as much as blueberry and cranberry. Elderberry also contains trace minerals and has more vitamin C than oranges.






