HERB FORMULAS

TU SI ZI WAN - 菟丝子囊 - CUSCUTA SEED PILL

English: Cuscuta Seed Pill
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Sm. Cuscutae Tu Si Zi 60g Strengthens Yang, nourishes Yin, astringes Jing and urine, benefits the marrow and benefits the Kidneys.
With Lu Rong, Rou Cong Rong and Shan Yao, for exhaustion, aversion to Cold and frequent dripping urination due to deficient Kidney Qi.
Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum Lu Rong 30g Tonifies the Kidneys, strengthens Yang, tonifies the DU Channel, strengthens Jing and Blood, strengthens the sinews and bones and benefits the marrow.
With Shan Yao, for impotence.
With Tu Si Zi and Rou Cong Rong, for exhaustion, aversion to Cold, lower back pain, weakness of the lower extremities and frequent, scanty urination with continuous dripping.
Hb. Cistanches Rou Cong Rong 60g Tonifies the Kidneys, strengthens Yang,
benefits Jing and marrow and warms the Womb.
Rz. Dioscoreae Shan Yao 30g Tonifies Kidney Yin and astringes Jing.
Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi 30g Warms Ming Men Fire, assists Heart, Kidney and Spleen Yang, disperses Cold and Dampness, warms the channels and stops pain.
Rx. Linderae Wu Yao 30g Promotes the movement of Qi, alleviates pain, warms the Kidneys and disperses Cold.
Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi 30g Tonifies the Kidneys, astringes Jing and stops diarrhea and spermatorrhea.
Ootheca Mantidis Sang Piao Xiao 30g Tonifies the Kidneys, assists Yang, retains Jing and astringes urine.
With Tu Si Zi, Rou Cong Rong and Lu Rong, for continuous urinary dripping, exhaustion and lower back pain from Kidney Qi Deficiency.
Fr. Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Yi Zhi Ren 30g Warms the Kidneys and astringes Jing and urine.
With Wu Yao, warms and contains the Kidney Qi so that it returns to its source and secures the urine to treat Lower Jiao Deficiency Cold with incontinence, urinary frequency or urinary dribbling.
With Wu Yao and Shan Yao, for urinary incontinence, or frequency due to Kidney and Spleen Yang Deficiency.
Calcined Concha Ostreae Duan Mu Li 60g Prevents leakage of fluids, softens hardness and dissipates nodules.
Corneum Endothelium Gigeriae Galli Ji Nei Jin 15g Astringes Jing and urine,stops enuresis, transforms hardness and dissolves stones.
With Tu Si Zi, for spontaneous emissions.
With Tu Si Zi and Wu Wei Zi, for urinary incontinence, frequent urination and cloudy urination due to Bladder and Kidney Deficiency.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Warms the Kidneys
  • Prevents abnormal leakage

SYNDROMES

  • Kidney Qi and Jing Deficiency

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Exhaustion
  • Aversion to Cold
  • A frail physique
  • Dizziness
  • Lower back pain
  • Weakness of the lower extremities
  • Frequent, scanty urination with continuous dripping
  • T: Pale
  • C: White
  • P: Frail

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For cervicitis or cervical polyps with Yin Deficiency with a dry mouth and throat and Heat sensations in the vagina: For cervicitis or cervical polyps with Blood Stagnation:
+ Rx. Sanguisorbae Di Yu
+ Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai + Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao
+ Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu + Rx. Rubiae Qian Cao Gen
+ Rz. Dryopteris Guan Zhong For cervicitis or cervical polyps with bleeding:
    + Fol. Artemisiae Argyi Ai Ye
    + Hb. Schizonepetae Jing Jie
    + Crinis Carbonisatus Xue Yu Tan