The Chinese medicine Cuscuta has the effects of tonifying the liver and kidney, consolidating semen and urine (consolidating semen and urine, preventing random leakage), and tranquilizing the fetus, etc. It is mainly used for treating deficiency of the liver and kidney, soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees, and other conditions.
Cuscuta is the dried mature seeds of Cuscuta sinensis or Cuscuta chinensis, family Cuscutaceae. It is pungent, sweet and neutral in nature, and belongs to the liver, kidney and spleen meridians. It can tonify the liver and kidney, consolidate essence and shrink urine, stabilize the fetus, brighten the eyes and stop diarrhea; externally, it can eliminate wind and dispel spots.
Cuscuta is used internally to treat deficiency of the liver and kidney, soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, impotence and spermatorrhea, urination and frequent urination, kidney deficiency and fetal leakage (a small amount of bleeding from the vagina in early pregnancy), fetal restlessness, dimness of the eyes and tinnitus, and deficiency of the spleen and kidney and diarrhea; externally, it can be used to treat vitiligo.
Note that this product is a flat tonic products, but biased in the yang, so the yin deficiency fire (body Yin essence loss, the emergence of hyperactive fire), dry stools, urinary short red (small amount of urine, the color of dark yellow) should not be taken, and the drug must be taken in accordance with the doctor’s instructions, do not blindly use the drug on their own.