Is Salt Cuscuta the same as Cuscuta vulgaris?

Salt Cuscuta is not the same as Cuscuta. Salt Cuscuta is not warm and not cold, it can calmly nourish the liver and kidney, and can enhance the effect of tonifying the kidney and fixing astringency, which is often used for impotence and premature ejaculation, spermatorrhea and ejaculation, and fetal yuan not solid. Cuscuta chinensis is good for nourishing the liver and brightening the eyes, and is often used for dark and unclear eyes. Patients need to use it under the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. Cuscuta, with the function of tonifying the kidney and consolidating the kidney essence (consolidating the kidney essence by tonifying the kidney), nourishing the liver and improving eyesight, stopping diarrhea, and tranquilizing the fetus. It is used for treating lumbar and knee pain, impotence and spermatorrhea, frequent urination, deficiency of the liver and kidney (weakness of the liver and kidney), darkness of the eyes, deficiency of spleen and kidney yang (deficiency of yang qi in the spleen and kidney), loose stools, diarrhea, restlessness of the fetus, and leakage of blood in pregnancy. Although Cuscuta chinensis is a tonic medicine, it tends to tonify yang, and should not be taken by people with yin deficiency (deficiency of yin essence in the body and hyperactivity of deficiency fire), dryness of stools, or shortness and redness of urine (small amount of urine with dark yellow color). If you need to use Cuscuta, you should consult a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner for evidence-based guidance and follow the doctor’s instructions for medication, not self-medication.