What are the medicinal effects of Cuscuta australis?

Cuscuta australis is a very ancient medicine, which is mainly used to treat men's diseases. For example, kidney deficiency, Cuscuta australis is the most effective medicine for tonifying kidney, and it is also a magical treatment for some common back pains. Therefore, Chinese medicine practitioners often add Cuscuta australis to their prescriptions, which can make the kidney tonifying effect better.

The role and efficacy of Cuscuta

① "Ben Jing": "It is used to heal broken bones, replenish deficiencies, increase energy and strength, make people fat and healthy, and long-term use can improve eyesight."

② "Leigong Paozhi Lun": "Replenishes human Wei Qi and helps the tendons and veins."

③ "Bie Lu" "Nourishes muscles and strengthens yin, strengthens tendons and bones, treats cold in the penis, spontaneous ejaculation of semen, residual urine, bitter mouth, dryness and thirst, and cold blood accumulation.

④ "Medicinal Properties": "It can treat coldness in men and women, replenish essence and marrow, relieve back pain and cold knees, and cure thirst and heat in the middle."

⑤ "Rihuazi Materia Medica": "It can replenish the five kinds of fatigue and seven kinds of injuries, treat spermatorrhea, hematuria, and moisturize the heart and lungs."

⑥Wang Haozhan: replenishes liver wind deficiency.

⑦ "Shandong Traditional Chinese Medicine": Treats women who often suffer from miscarriage.

Warm in nature, sweet in taste. Nourishes the liver and kidneys, consolidates semen and reduces urination, stabilizes the fetus, improves eyesight, and stops diarrhea. It is used for impotence and spermatorrhea, residual urine, enuresis and frequent urination, soreness of the waist and knees, blurred vision and tinnitus, kidney deficiency and fetal leakage, fetal movement disorder, diarrhea due to spleen and kidney deficiency; external treatment of vitiligo.

Cuscuta australis is the mature seed of the plant Cuscuta australis of the Convolvulaceae family, and it grows in most parts of my country. When the fruits are ripe in autumn, cut the above-ground parts, dry them in the sun, and collect the seeds. Use it raw, or cook and mash it into cakes.

Cuscuta seed stewed pork kidney soup: one pork kidney, 15g each of Cuscuta seed and leek seed, 5g mulberry seed, and three slices of ginger. First, cut open the pork loin, remove the white fat membrane, wash it, and cut it into thin slices. Put all the ingredients into a stew pot, add appropriate amount of boiling water, cover it, and simmer over low heat for 3 hours. Season the soup and serve. This soup has the effect of nourishing the kidney and replenishing essence.

To sum up, we already know the medicinal value of Cuscuta australis. Cuscuta australis can not only be taken with traditional Chinese medicine, but also can be stewed with pork kidneys to make soup. This bowl of soup has a very good kidney-tonifying effect, but it must be simmered over low heat for about 3 hours to bring out the medicinal effect.