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🌿 Herb

Dodder Seed

0
Clinical Trials
1
Meta-Analyses
1
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
🌿 All Herb data fields for Dodder Seed
🌿 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
SymMap
TCMID
2978
TCMSP
407
TCM-ID
2149
🔍 Raw view — every non-empty column on this row (30 fields)
name
Dodder Seed
chinese name
菟丝子
pinyin name
Tu Si Zi
latin name
Cuscutae Semen; Semen Cuscutae
english name
Dodder Seed
properties english
Pungent; Sweet; Calm
meridians english
Liver; Kidney; Spleen
symmap herb id
407
tcmid id
2978
tcmsp id
407
herb id str
HERB005251
function text
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
1. cardiotonic. 2. promoting lymphocyte-blastogenesis.
clinical manifestations
1. cardiotonic. 2. promoting lymphocyte-blastogenesis.
therapeutic en class
Yang Reinforcing Drugs
therapeutic cn class
补阳药
tcm id id
2149
alias name
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
How relationships are computed
  • Clinical Trials / Meta-Analyses / References: direct foreign-key link via subject_entity_id (Phase 2d wireup)
  • Formula ↔ Herbs: text bridge via formulas.herbs_in_pinyin matching herbs.pinyin_name
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