 Dadder seed (Tusizi)
Pharmaceutical Name : Semen Cuscutae
Botanical Name: 1. Cuscuta chinensis Lam.;
2. Cuscuta japonica Choisy
Common Name: Dadder seed, Cuscuta seed
Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao
Jing
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The ripe seeds are collected
in autumn, and then they are dried in the
sun or boiled.
Properties & Taste: Pungent, sweet and
neutral
 Meridians: Liver and kidney
Functions:
1. To tonify kidneys and control essence;
2. To nourish liver and brighten the eyes
Indications & Combinations:
1. Deficient kidneys manifested as impotence,
nocturnal emissions, premature ejaculation,
lower back pain or leukorrhagia. Dadder seed
(Tusizi) is used with Eucommia bark (Duzhong),
Dioscorea (Shanyao) and Cibot rhizome (Gouji)
for lower back pain or leukorrhagia; Dadder
seed (Tusizi) is used with Schisandra fruit
(Wuweizi), Cnidium fruit (Shechuangzi), Flattened
milkvetch seed (Shayuanzi) and Grossy privet
fruit (Nuzhenzi) for impotence.
2. Diarrhea due to deficient spleen. Dadder
seed (Tusizi) is used with Pilose asiabell
root (Dangshen), White atractylodes (Baizhu)
and Dioscorea (Shanyao).
Dosage: 10-15 g
Cautions & Contraindications: This herb
is contraindicated in cases with deficiency
of yin with excessive fire, constipation and
red, scanty urine. |
