Cuscuta chinensis is a convolvulaceae plant, and its seeds have good medicinal value.

Cuscuta chinensis is a parasitic plant with special physiological structure. Its cells have no chloroplasts, and it is attached to other plants through climbing vines. It will stick out spikes and poke into the phloem of the host, absorb its nutrients to maintain life, and store them in the form of starch granules.

Cuscuta chinensis commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine is the seed of dicotyledonous plants, such as Cuscuta chinensis and Celastrus orbiculatus.

Beauty efficacy of Cuscuta chinensis

Nourishing liver and kidney, removing spots and caring skin

Beauty method of Cuscuta chinensis

1. Used for facial dysentery: Cuscuta chinensis enters the liver and kidney meridians, and tastes sweet and flat, soft and watery, nourishing but not greasy. It nourishes both kidney yang and kidney yin, so it is a product for balancing yin and yang. It can be used for treating liver and kidney deficiency, and can also be combined with Chinese angelica root, prepared rehmannia root, white peony root, glossy privet fruit and other drugs for tonifying liver and kidney.

2. Used for vitiligo: This product has freckle removing function, and can be used for treating vitiligo by single external use. This product can be soaked in Chinese liquor or alcohol for 5-7 days, then filtered to remove residues, and the filtrate can be applied externally.

3. Used for haggard face, premature aging and white hair: this product has the functions of nourishing liver and kidney, caring skin and preventing aging. For those with haggard face, it can be combined with Eucommia ulmoides, velvet antler and Cistanche deserticola, such as Cuscuta Pills from Jisheng Prescription. It can be used for premature aging of face and premature graying of beard and hair, and can be used together with keel and antlers, for example, Yu Zhen Wan from Sheng Ji Zong Lu; Poria cocos and black sesame can also be used to cook porridge.

Expansion: the efficacy and function of Cuscuta chinensis

First, it has an aphrodisiac effect.

Cuscuta chinensis can improve the sexual activity of Drosophila melanogaster and restore the symptoms of yang deficiency to some extent. It is a very good male health care product.

Second, it has the function of protecting the liver.

20% Semen Cuscutae decoction, given orally to mice with CCl4 injury at the weight of 50g crude drug /kg, can decrease the increased lactic acid, pyruvic acid and SGPT in blood, but increase the decreased glycogen and adrenal ascorbic acid, which has obvious protective effect on liver injury. This is not only necessary, but also good news for patients with liver disease.

Third, the role of regulating endocrine

Semen Cuscutae can increase the luteinizing function of hypothalamus-pituitary-ovary, and improve the responsiveness of pituitary to LRH and ovary to LH.

Fourthly, it can enhance heart rate and lower blood pressure.

Soy sauce (made from Semen Cuscutae and bean cake), Semen Cuscutae extract and tincture can all enhance the contractility of isolated toad heart, the former can enhance the heart rate, while the latter two can reduce the heart rate. Intravenous infusion of anesthetized dogs can lower blood pressure. Hypertension is a high-risk disease of modern people. Cuscuta chinensis can enhance the contractility of the heart, lower blood pressure and enhance resistance. It is a very good product for middle-aged and elderly friends.

Fifth, anti-cataract formation.

Cuscuta chinensis can delay the formation of cataract in rats caused by taking galactose, so Cuscuta chinensis is also a very good eye protection nutrient.

Sixth, anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor effects

Cuscuta chinensis also has anti-tumor, anti-virus, anti-inflammatory, anti-infertility, diarrhea and inhibition of central nervous system. Medically, dodder and other drugs are also used to treat the above diseases.

Seventh, the efficacy of beauty beauty.

Semen Cuscutae contains various vitamins and can be used for beautifying. Besides nourishing liver and kidney, it can also nourish muscles and nourish yin and strengthen bones and muscles. Beauty can eat more dodder to make you more beautiful.

Eight, the role of strengthening the spleen and fixing the fetus

Cuscuta chinensis can strengthen the spleen and prevent miscarriage, and is mainly used for diarrhea and fetal movement. It has a good effect on dyspepsia and pregnant women.

The above has introduced you to the efficacy and function of so many dodders, and I believe you should be more clear now. Cuscuta chinensis extract is not only used as a medicinal material, but also as an ingredient, which is made into delicious dishes by many people. Dietotherapy has a good effect on health care. People who like health preservation may wish to cook and taste the medicinal diet of dodder.

It should be noted that Semen Cuscutae is mild in nature and is often used with tonics. People with deficiency-cold syndrome will have stool when they eat it, and people with blood deficiency and heat will be constipated when they eat it.