Tu Si Zi Wan 菟丝子丸
Cuscuta Seed Pill,
or, Dodder Seed Pill
TCM
Formulas to Aid the Living (Ji Sheng Fang)
Powder and form pills with wine or honey.
Warms the Kidneys, Stops Leakage
Exhaustion, weakness, lower back pain, frequent, scanty or dribbling urine, deep and weak pulse
1. Urinary Incontinence
2. Frequent urination with dribbling
3. Seminal Emission
4. Premature Ejaculation
5. Cervical Polyps
3–9 grams twice daily with warm or salted water.
None noted
1. Cervical Polyps, add Madder (Qian Cao), Paeonia Mu Dan Pi
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Cuscuta Seed Pill,
or, Dodder Seed Pill
Tradition:
TCM
Source / Author:
Formulas to Aid the Living (Ji Sheng Fang)
Herb NameTu Si Zi (Dodder seed)Lu Rong (Velvet Deer horn) Rou Cong Rong (Cistanches) Shan Yao (Chinese Yam) Fu Zi (Aconite) Wu Yao (Lindera) Wu Wei Zi (Schisandra) Sang Piao Xiao (Mantis Egg Case) Yi Zhi Ren (Black Cardamon) Mu Li (Oyster shell) calcined Ji Nei Jin (Chicken Gizzard skin) |
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Preparation:
Powder and form pills with wine or honey.
Function:
Warms the Kidneys, Stops Leakage
Use:
Exhaustion, weakness, lower back pain, frequent, scanty or dribbling urine, deep and weak pulse
1. Urinary Incontinence
2. Frequent urination with dribbling
3. Seminal Emission
4. Premature Ejaculation
5. Cervical Polyps
Dose:
3–9 grams twice daily with warm or salted water.
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
1. Cervical Polyps, add Madder (Qian Cao), Paeonia Mu Dan Pi
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