Cuscuta chinensis is a kind of harmful weeds in the field, which is widely grown in many areas in the north and south of China. It is distributed in Liaoning, Jilin, Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi and other places in China through parasitism. Its seeds are oval, with a long diameter of about 1.5 mm and a short diameter of about 1 mm. It can be used as medicine, and has the effects of nourishing liver and kidney, strengthening tendons and strengthening bones. Today, the medicinal effects of Cuscuta chinensis are introduced.

the medicinal part of Cuscuta chinensis is mainly its dried seeds, which is a traditional Chinese medicine. It is sweet, pungent, mild in nature, slightly warm, enters the liver, kidney and heart meridian, and has the effects of nourishing liver and kidney, benefiting essence, improving eyesight and preventing miscarriage.

In the classics of traditional Chinese medicine, the most commonly used effect of Semen Cuscutae is to nourish liver and kidney. Semen Cuscutae is a good nourishing drug for urine dripping, turbid urine, wet dream, etc. caused by liver and kidney deficiency. This drug is soft and moist, and can nourish liver and kidney without dryness, so it is a good nourishing drug. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the problem of nocturnal emission belongs to the deficiency of both fire and water caused by heart, liver and kidney diseases, which makes "the fire moves and the water moves, and if it lasts for a long time, it becomes a dream and remains." However, Cuscuta chinensis is a drug that can blindly tonify the heart, liver and kidney. Therefore, using Cuscuta chinensis alone sometimes has a good therapeutic effect on the phenomenon of renal nocturnal emission. Cuscuta chinensis can also be used in combination with Poria cocos and Shi Lian meat to form a prescription "Fu Tu Wan", which is also a good medicine for treating turbid urine and wet dream. For the symptoms caused by deficiency of heart and kidney, such as red and turbid urine, dry mouth, vexed heat, deficiency of essence and blood, dizziness and palpitation, Semen Cuscutae can be used in combination with Ophiopogon japonicus, which has a good improvement effect.

in addition to oral administration, Cuscuta chinensis can also be applied externally. For tinea sores on eyebrows (that is, tinea sores between eyebrows) and hemorrhoids, Cuscuta chinensis can be ground and applied externally, and tinea sores can be applied with oil and hemorrhoids can be applied with protein, all of which have good therapeutic effects.