菟丝子·Semen Cuscutae
Cuscuta
Tu Si Zi (菟丝子) is the seed of dodder, a parasitic vine, recorded as Semen Cuscutae. It is acrid and sweet in flavour and neutral in temperature, entering the Liver and Kidney channels. The catalogue files it among the herbs that tonify Yang.
| Pinyin | tu si zi |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 菟丝子 |
| Latin Name | Semen Cuscutae |
| English Name | Cuscuta·Uscuta·dodder seed |
| Japanese | toshishi |
| Korean | tosaja |
Kidney Deficiency with lower back pain, premature ejaculation and spermatorrhea
bu gu zhi + du zhong + lu rong
Kidney Yang Deficiency with lower back pain, premature ejaculation and spermatorrhea
bu gu zhi + du zhong + lu rong + shu di huang + shan zhu yu
Kidney Yin Deficiency with lower back pain, premature ejaculation and spermatorrhea
lu rong + rou cong rong + shan yao
Kidney Qi Deficiency with exhaustion, intolerance of Cold and frequent, dribbling urination
Liver and Kidney Deficiency with floaters and blurred vision
che qian zi + gou qi zi + nu zhen zi
Liver and Kidney Deficiency causing blurred sight and spots before the eyes
Tinnitus, dizziness and blurred vision
shan yao + fu ling + dang shen
Spleen and Kidney Deficiency with poor appetite and loose, watery stools or diarrhea
xu duan + sang ji sheng + du zhong
Kidney Deficiency with restless fetus or threatened miscarriage
Unclear vision.
Lower back pain, premature ejaculation and spermatorrhea in Kidney Deficiency: tonifies and enriches Liver and Kidneys, secures Jing, nourishes Kidney Yin, improves eyesight and stirs Primal Yang into motion
Wind-Damp Bi with Kidney disorder, showing as pain of the knees and lower back
wu wei zi + lian zi + yuan zhi + qian shi
Profuse dreaming with spermatorrhea
du zhong + sang ji sheng + e jiao
Restless fetus with uterine bleeding, and back pain with a sensation of prolapse
bai ji li + yin yang huo + gou qi zi + ba ji tian
Impotence.
Heart Qi Deficiency brought on by excessive worry, with enuresis, turbid urine and dribbling urination; incontinence of urine, frequent urge to urinate and dribbling of turbid urine at the end of voiding
shan zhu yu + ju hua + shu di huang
Blurred vision.
bu gu zhi + huang qi + bai zhu
Diarrhea.
| Age | Raw | Granule | Tincture | Concentrate | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any 6-18g; Tincture: 2-5ml | 6-18 g | — | 2-5 ml | — | — |
菟丝子·Semen Cuscutae
Tu Si Zi (Yan Zhi) (菟丝子) is tu si zi processed with salt, the seed of dodder, recorded as Semen Cuscutae. Beyond the names the record holds no category, channels or actions.
The catalogue records no separate actions, dose or cautions for this preparation. Unless noted above it follows tu si zi.