Tu Si Zi Wan 菟丝子丸
Cuscuta Seed Pill,
or, Dodder Seed Pill
Tradition:
TCM
Source / Author:
Formulas to Aid the Living (Ji Sheng Fang)
Herb Name | Latin | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Cuscuta chinesis | 60 grams | |
Cervus nippon | 30 grams | |
Cistanches | 60 grams | |
Dioscorea polystachya | ||
Aconitum carmichaeli | ||
Lindera aggregata | ||
Schisandra chinensis | ||
Mantis religiosa | ||
Alpinia oxyphylla | 30 grams ea. | |
Ostrea edulis | 60 grams | |
Gallus domesticus | 15 grams |
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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Herb categories: Aconitum (Fu Zi), Ji Nei Jin (Chicken Gizzard skin), Lu Rong (Velvet Deer horn), Mu Li (Oyster shell) calcined, Rou Cong Rong (Cistanches), Sang Piao Xiao (Mantis Egg Case), Shan Yao (Chinese Yam), Tu Si Zi (Dodder seed), Wu Wei Zi (Schisandra), Wu Yao (Lindera), Yi Zhi Ren (Black Cardamon)
