Cuscuta Seed Pills，*Jufang*, Volume 5.，Deficiency of kidney qi; the “Five Labors” and “Seven Injuries”; tightness and cramping in the lower abdomen; aching and soreness in the limbs; a sallow, dark complexion; dry lips and mouth; dim vision and tinnitus; palpitations and shortness of breath; nightmares and fright; mental fatigue; erratic mood swings; sadness and melancholy; loss of appetite; lack of energy in movement; distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen; weakness and laxity in the feet and knees;frequent and scanty urination, inability to achieve erection, damp itching in the inner thighs, painful and difficult urination, blood in the urine, and occasional dribbling after urination.
Cuscuta Seed Pills
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Formulas Name : Cuscuta Seed Pills
Chinese Name : 菟丝子丸
Drug Formulation
Cuscuta seeds 1 liang (washed, soaked in wine), Alisma 1 liang, deer antler 1 liang (dehaired, roasted with butter), Dendrobium 1 liang (cleaned of soil), Cinnamon bark 1 liang (outer bark removed), Aconite root (roasted, peeled) 1 liang,Dendrobium 3 fen (roots removed), Prepared Rehmannia 3 fen, Poria 3 fen (rind removed), Achyranthes 3 fen (soaked in wine overnight, then dried in an oven), Dipsacus 3 fen,Cornus officinalis 3 fen, Cistanche deserticola 3 fen (soaked in wine, sliced), Saposhnikovia divaricata 3 fen (stems removed), Eucommia ulmoides 3 fen (coarse bark removed), Psoralea corylifolia 3 fen (hairs removed, stir-fried with wine), Piper nigrum 3 fen, Aquilaria agallocha 3 fen, Morinda officinalis 3 fen (core removed),Fennel (stir-fried) 3 fen, Schisandra 0.5 liang, Mulberry Cuttlefish 0.5 liang (soaked in wine, stir-fried), Ligusticum 0.5 liang, Rubus fruit (with stems, leaves, and calyx removed) 0.5 liang.
Source
*Jufang*, Volume 5.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a paste made from flour boiled in wine to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.
Benefits
Deficiency of kidney qi; the “Five Labors” and “Seven Injuries”; tightness and cramping in the lower abdomen; aching and soreness in the limbs; a sallow, dark complexion; dry lips and mouth; dim vision and tinnitus; palpitations and shortness of breath; nightmares and fright; mental fatigue; erratic mood swings; sadness and melancholy; loss of appetite; lack of energy in movement; distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen; weakness and laxity in the feet and knees;frequent and scanty urination, inability to achieve erection, damp itching in the inner thighs, painful and difficult urination, blood in the urine, and occasional dribbling after urination.
Instructions for Use
Take 20 pills per dose, washed down with warm wine or salted water, on an empty stomach; if the legs and knees are weak, take with wood apple soup, and take another dose before the evening meal.
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Cuscuta Seed Pills,Deficiency of kidney qi; the “Five Labors” and “Seven Injuries”; tightness and cramping in the lower abdomen; aching and soreness in the limbs; a sallow, dark complexion; dry lips and mouth; dim vision and tinnitus; palpitations and shortness of breath; nightmares and fright; mental fatigue; erratic mood swings; sadness and melancholy; loss of appetite; lack of energy in movement; distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen; weakness and laxity in the feet and knees;frequent and scanty urination, inability to achieve erection, damp itching in the inner thighs, painful and difficult urination, blood in the urine, and occasional dribbling after urination.