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Dodder Seed
Dodder Seed. Class: Yang Reinforcing Drugs. Properties: Pungent; Sweet; Calm. Meridians: Liver; Kidney; Spleen
🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Tu Si Zi
中文名 (Chinese)
菟丝子
Latin Name
Cuscutae Semen; Semen Cuscutae
English Name
Dodder Seed
Alias Names
菟丝实吐丝子无娘藤米米黄藤子龙须子萝丝子黄网子黄萝子豆须子缠龙子黄丝子
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Pungent; Sweet; Calm
Meridians (归经)
Liver; Kidney; Spleen
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Yang Reinforcing Drugs
功效分类 (CN)
补阳药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
Treatment of impotence, seminal emission, dripping of urine after urination, enuresis, frequent urination, aching and weakness of the loins and knees, blurred vision and tinnitus, threatened abortion due to hypofunction of the kidney, diarrhea due to hypofunction of the spleen and the kidney, external use for vitiligo.
Indication (主治)
1. cardiotonic. 2. promoting lymphocyte-blastogenesis.
Clinical Manifestations
1. cardiotonic. 2. promoting lymphocyte-blastogenesis.
🔗 External References
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Clinical Trials
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Meta-Analyses
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PubMed References
📋 Sample Trials
None linked yet.
📊 Sample Meta-Analyses
CRD42023403863
Pregnancy risks of 30 pregnancy-related Chinese herbs: A systematic review and risk evaluation
📚 Sample References
PMID 34801609
Anti-osteoporosis effect of Semen Cuscutae in ovariectomized mice through inhibition of bone resorption by osteoclasts
J Ethnopharmacol · 2021
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