Cistanche deserticola is a parasitic plant, and its hosts are Haloxylon ammodendron and Haloxylon ammodendron. Suitable for growing in desert environment. The soil is medium fine sand, neutral or alkaline, with high salt content. There are many seeds, small and light. The 1000-grain weight is 0.086 ~ 0.095438+0g, and the seed life is long. Reproduce with seeds. Sandy soil or semi-quicksand desert area is suitable for the growth of parasitic Haloxylon ammodendron. Using the desert area where natural Haloxylon ammodendron forest is concentrated, or cultivating artificial Haloxylon ammodendron forest, the seedbed is dug about 50 ~ 80 cm in the east or southeast of Haloxylon ammodendron forest. Seedbeds vary in size, with a length of 1 ~ 2 m, a width of about 1m and a depth of 50 ~ 80 cm, or with dense parasitic areas, and can be dug up to 65438+. Apply camel dung, cow dung, etc. Cover the soil for 30 ~ 40 cm, and leave a ditch or a seedbed pit for watering. After sowing, keep the seedbed moist, induce the host root system to elongate at the seedling celebration, and sow in spring and autumn. After two years, some seedbeds will be parasitized by cistanche deserticola, and after two to four years, most of them will be unearthed, flowering and bearing fruit. The desert wind is strong, so it is necessary to cultivate bare host roots in the wind, or enclose the host roots with branches to prevent wind. Seedbeds should be watered frequently to keep moisture and remove other plants. When cistanche deserticola blooms in May. Artificial pollination should be carried out to improve the seed setting rate. The disease is powdery mildew, which can be prevented by spraying 300 times of Bo- 10 biological agent or 4000 times of 25% triadimefon. Root rot can loosen the soil, and the root can be irrigated with 50% carbendazim 1000 times solution during the occurrence period. Pests including flies can be sprayed or watered with 800 times of 90% trichlorfon. Gerbils can be trapped and killed by zinc phosphide or poisonous bait outside the cave.

Collecting and processing: from April to early May, newly unearthed meat is excavated, and the small meat is reserved for the big one. Remove the inflorescence or the head of Cistanche deserticola, and air-dry it on a clean beach or roof. After 1 month, it turns from yellow-white to flesh-colored and becomes a sweet cloud. Harvesters in autumn are not easy to dry because of their high water content, so the fat ones are marinated in salt lakes for 1 ~ 3 years, and the salt is washed off when they are used, which is called salt clouds.