Cuscuta Herba, Dodder herb

Aftimoon (Unani)
Akash Bel (Hindi)
Tu Si Cao (TCM)
Left: Dodder, Cuscuta ; Right: Dodder of Thyme, Epithymum
Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586

C. europea
British Phaenogamous Botany, Baxter, 1834
C. vulgaris (syn. C. epilinum)
Flora von Deutschland (16), Kohler, 1884
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Botanical name:
Cuscuta spp.
European is supplied by C. europea, C. epithymum (syn. C. minor), C. vulgaris
It is a parasitic herb on Hops, Nettle and Flax, Thyme among others.

Parts used:
Herb

Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Bitter

Classifications:
2A APERIENT.    2B ATTENUATERS.    2F. PURIFYING.    2G. CLEANSING.    2H. CARMINATIVE.    2I. ANTISPASMODIC
3B. FEBRIFUGE & ANTIPYRETIC.    3E. DIURETIC.    3G. EMMENAGOGUE
4a. CEPHALIC.    4e. STOMACHIC.   4f. SPLENETIC.    4g. HEPATIC

Uses:
1. Benefits the Spleen, Clears Melancholy:

2. Clears Wind and Damp:

3. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine:

4. Tonifies Yin and Yang, Secures the Essence:

5. Stops Bleeding:

6. Clears Phlegm, Stops Cough:

7. Kills Worms

8. Externally:

Dose:
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Correctives:
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Substitutes:
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Main Combinations:
Dodder & Wormwood

1. To Purge Melancholy humor:
i. Dodder with ... available in PRO version
ii. Similarly used to the preceding ... available in PRO version
2. Melancholy:
i. 7-14 grams of Dodder with ... available in PRO version
ii. Dodder with ... available in PRO version
iii. Dodder with ... available in PRO version
iv. and Psychosis, Dodder with ... available in PRO version
v. Dodder with ... available in PRO version
vi. Dodder with ... available in PRO version
vii. Dodder with ... available in PRO version
3. To purify the Blood:
i. Dodder with ... available in PRO version
ii. Dodder with ... available in PRO version
4. To Purge Bile:
i. Dodder with ... available in PRO version
ii. Dodder with ... available in PRO version
5. Chlorosis, Dodder, ... available in PRO version
6. Jaundice, Dodder with ... available in PRO version
7. Arthritis of the Hip, Dodder ... available in PRO version
8. Children's Fever, Dodder with ... available in PRO version
9. Quartan Fever (Malarial Fever), Dodder with ... available in PRO version
10. Alopecia, to promote Hair growth, Dodder with ... available in PRO version

Major Formulas
Decoction of Dodder of Thyme (Mesue)
Decoction of Dodder of Thyme (Rhasis)
Syrup of Dodder of Thyme (Mesue)
Syrup of Fumitory Compound (Augustana)
Powder Purging Melancholy (Fuchs)
Electuary of Dodder
Electuary of Dodder and Fumitory (Mesue)
Triphera of Dodder of Thyme (Mesue)
Triphala Electuary of Dodder (Unani)
Pills for Melancholy (Unani)

Cautions:
Use cautiously during Pregnancy.

Main Preparations used:
Distilled Water of the whole Plant