The effects of Cuscuta include removing abnormal mucus or black bile, softening and subduing swelling, clearing the brain and tranquilizing the mind, refreshing the mind and pleasing the spirit, dispersing qi and clearing obstruction, relieving depression and removing madness. It is mainly used for treating black bile or mucus disorders.
Cuscuta is a Chinese herbal medicine made from the dried above-ground parts of Cuscuta chinensis and Cuscuta japonicae and their cognates of the genus Cuscuta in the family Cyclophyllaceae. The herb is used to treat cold depression, neurosis, cramps, insomnia, hard inflammatory swellings and other black bile or mucous disorders.
The herb should not be studied and decocted more than once and placed in a cloth bag and then down.
Although Cuscuta can be used to treat a variety of diseases, it must be used on the basis of traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis. Moreover, there are some differences in the way of administering the drug for different diseases, so it is important to strictly follow the doctor’s instructions and use the correct usage of Cuscuta to make the drug give full play to its due efficacy.