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  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
6,071 Views
21 Pages

20 November 2017

In this study, a sensitive ultra-performance liquid chromatography-photodiode array coupled to quadruple time-of-flight mass (UPLC-PDA-Q/TOF-MS) method and a 1,1-diphenyl-2- picrylhydrazyl (DPPH)-based assay were used to determine the chemical consti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,149 Views
19 Pages

Combined Metabolome and Transcriptome Analysis Highlights the Host’s Influence on Cistanche deserticola Metabolite Accumulation

  • Ru Feng,
  • Hongshuang Wei,
  • Rong Xu,
  • Sai Liu,
  • Jianhe Wei,
  • Kun Guo,
  • Haili Qiao and
  • Changqing Xu

The medicinal plant Cistanche deserticola Ma (Orobanchaceae) is a holoparasitic angiosperm that takes life-essential materials from Haloxylon ammodendron (C. A. Mey.) Bunge (Amaranthaceae) roots. Although many experiments have been conducted to impro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
3,996 Views
19 Pages

26 January 2022

Cistanche deserticola Ma is a traditional Chinese medicinal plant exclusively parasitizing on the roots of Haloxylon ammodendron (C. A. Mey.) Bunge and H. Persicum Bunge ex Boiss and the primary cultivated crop of the desert economy. Its wild resourc...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,501 Views
23 Pages

Bioactive Components, Pharmacological Properties, and Applications of Cistanche deserticola Y. C. Ma: A Comprehensive Review

  • Xiaofeng Liu,
  • Zichao Yang,
  • Minjun Han,
  • Yao Zhang,
  • Hussain Muhammad,
  • Hao Zhong and
  • Rongfa Guan

29 April 2025

Cistanche deserticola Y. C. Ma (C. deserticola), a holoparasitic desert plant traditionally revered as “desert ginseng”, has emerged as a versatile resource with significant applications in both medicinal and dietary contexts. This comprehensive revi...