Cistanche (Orobanchaceae) species are perennial parasitic plants, mainly distributed in arid and hot deserts. Cistanche plants are called “Desert
ginseng”.
The chemical composition of Cistanche plants mainly include volatile oils and non-volatile phenylethanoid glycosides, iridoids, lignans, alditols, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides. Pharmacological studies show that Cistanche is the active healer for the treatment of kidney failure, antioxidant and neuroprotection, galactitol and oligosaccharides are responsible for treating constipation in old age, and polysaccharides are responsible for improving the body’s immunity.
In this article, the methods of studying the chemical composition of the soil in which Cistanche mongolica (G. Beck) plant grows, determining the amount of flavonoids from plant raw materials by spectroscopic method have been developed and comparative analysis have been conducted.