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''Cistanche tubulosa'' is a holoparasitic desert plant species in the genus ''Cistanche''. The plant lacks chlorophyll and obtains nutrients and water from the host plants whose roots it parasitizes. == Uses == The plant is grown in the Taklamakan desert, and is traditionally used as medicines and foods in China.〔The hypocholesterolemic effects of Cistanche tubulosa extract, a Chinese traditional crude medicine, in mice. Shimoda H, Tanaka J, Takahara Y, Takemoto K, Shan SJ and Su MH, Am J Chin Med., 2009, volume 37, issue 6, pages 1125-1138, 〕 A recent study 〔http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25954733〕 found a combination of Cistanche Tubulosa and Laminaria Japonica Extracts to be a "promising substances for promoting health of the scalp and hair treatment" The main sources of the Chinese herbal medicine cistanche (Chinese: 肉苁蓉, pinyin ròucongróng) are ''Cistanche salsa'' and ''Cistanche deserticola'', although it may also be obtained from ''C. tubulosa''. The drug, known in Chinese as ''suosuo dayun'', is collected in spring before sprouting, by slicing the stems of the plant. Recent Chinese studies demonstrated that ''C. tubulosa'' contains several phenylethanoid glycosides, e.g. echinacoside, acteoside, and isoacteoside, which potentially can be used as regulators of blood glucose level for treatment of Type I and Type II diabetes mellitus. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cistanche tubulosa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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