Cuscuta Cuscuta Benefits and Effects and Side Effects

The effects of Cuscuta are to tranquilize the fetus, brighten the eyes, stop diarrhea, consolidate semen and urine (consolidate semen and urine to prevent random leakage), tonify the liver and kidneys, and have the effect of treating lumbar and knee soreness (a feeling of soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees), impotence and spermatorrhea, and other disorders. The side effects of this product are not known. Cuscuta is the dried and matured seeds of Southern Cuscuta or Cuscuta sinensis, family Spinosa. The drug is sweet, pungent and flat in nature, and belongs to the liver, kidney and spleen meridians. It has the effects of tonifying the liver and kidney, consolidating essence and shrinking urine, tranquilizing the fetus, brightening the eyes, and stopping diarrhea, and at the same time, it can eliminate wind and dispel spots when used externally. The drug is used to treat liver and kidney deficiency (weakness of the liver and kidneys), soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, impotence and spermatorrhea, urination and frequent urination, kidney deficiency and fetal leakage, fetal restlessness, dimness of the eyes and tinnitus, and deficiency and diarrhea of the spleen and kidneys. The adverse reactions and contraindications of Cuscuta are not clear, but it is not recommended for patients with yin deficiency and fire (deficiency of yin and essence in the body, with hyperactive deficiency and fire), or dry stools. If there is a need for medication, it is recommended to go to a regular hospital and use the medication under the guidance of a professional doctor who can identify the symptoms.