Cuscuta seeds have a nourishing effect. They are sweet and slightly warm, and can neutralize Qi. Now let me introduce to you the efficacy and functions of dodder. I hope it can help you.
The efficacy and role of Cuscuta seeds
Cuscuta seeds can lower blood lipids and blood sugar
Blood sugar levels after administration of Cuscuta polysaccharides to diabetic model mice There was a significant decrease, body weight increased, and liver glycogen content also increased, indicating its anti-diabetic effect. In addition, dodder polysaccharide can also lower blood sugar by increasing the level of superoxide dismutase in vivo, and lower blood sugar by inhibiting amylase activity in vitro. Cuscuta flavonoids significantly reduced blood triacylglycerol levels and significantly increased the number of estrogen receptors in thoracic aortic smooth muscle cells in bilaterally castrated female rats. Cuscuta aqueous extract in vitro cultured in isolated rat adipose tissue can promote the release of free fatty acids and accelerate the catabolism of isolated adipose tissue in a dose-effect relationship.
Cuscuta can resist aging and antioxidants
Animal studies have shown that the polysaccharides in Cuscuta also have anti-aging and brain tissue protection effects. For example, Cuscuta polysaccharide reduces the malondialdehyde (NDA) content in the serum, liver, and kidneys of aging model mice, and increases the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-PX). , lipofuscin (LF) in brain tissue decreases, achieving anti-aging effects by scavenging oxygen free radicals and resisting lipid peroxidation. Cuscuta polysaccharide can reduce lipid peroxidation in the cerebral cortex of mice under stress
MDA content and increase the activity of anti-peroxidase SOD, protecting brain tissue by resisting lipid peroxidation .
Cuscuta can improve immunity
Animal experiments show that an appropriate amount of dodder can increase the wet weight of the immune organs of the thymus and spleen, enhance the phagocytic function of peritoneal macrophages, and promote spleen function. Proliferation reaction of lymphocytes, inducing the production of interleukin, etc., effectively enhancing the body's immunity.
Cuscuta seeds have hepatoprotective effects
When dodder decoction was used in chronic liver injury model mice, it was found that glutamate aminotransferase and aspartic acid in the serum Aminotransferase was significantly reduced, while SOD was increased. At the same time, the liver tissue damage of mice was significantly improved, reflecting the hepatoprotective effect. It shows that a certain dose of dodder polysaccharide can enhance the activity and cell proliferation of rat liver stem cells cultured in vitro, thus protecting the liver stem cells.
Cuscuta has a certain effect on improving eyesight
Cuscuta can reduce the degree of lens opacity, delay and treat galactose cataracts, and has no adverse effects on growth and development. Cuscuta decoction can basically restore the activities of aldose reductase, polyol dehydrogenase, hexokinase, catalase, etc. in the cataract lens to normal. In addition, Cuscuta also has a corrective effect on abnormal changes in the redox and sugar content of the lens, preventing the reduction of glutathione and restoring its content. Cuscuta extract has a significant inhibitory effect on lens aldose reductase and lipid peroxidation, which decreases as the concentration of the extract decreases. The type of inhibition on aldose reductase activity is non-competitive inhibition.
Cuscuta can help people's heart and arteries
"Lei Gong Pao Zhi Lun" says that dodder can "replenish people's health energy and help people's arteries and veins". ?There is a certain truth to this. Cuscuta seeds are warm in nature and sweet in taste. They enter the kidney meridian and can replenish kidney essence. If kidney essence is sufficient, the heart and blood will be nourished and the bone marrow will be replenished. It has the function of replenishing qi, nourishing the heart and nourishing the brain; entering the liver meridian, the liver governs soothing. If the function of catharsis and catharsis is normal, the qi movement will be smooth, the qi and blood will be harmonious, the meridians will be smooth, and the blood will flow smoothly; when it enters the spleen meridian, the spleen governs transportation and transformation, and is the source of qi and blood generation. If the spleen is strong, the blood will transform. Sufficient resources can ensure a full heart.
How to consume dodder
Cuscuta tea
Use 10 grams of dodder.
Wash and mash, add appropriate amount of brown sugar, brew with boiling water instead of tea. It can nourish the kidneys and essence, nourish the liver and improve eyesight. Taking it for a long time can prolong life and can also cure male and female infertility due to kidney deficiency.
Dodder dog meat soup
Prepare 15 grams of dodder, 300 grams of dog meat, appropriate amounts of salt, monosodium glutamate, ginger, and green onions. Wash the dog meat, put the whole piece into boiling water and boil it thoroughly, remove the blood foam, and cut it into pieces. Put the dog meat into the pot, stir-fry with the ginger, add cooking wine, then pour the dog meat and ginger into the casserole. Then put the dodder seeds in a cloth bag and tie them tightly, put them into a casserole with salt and green onions, add an appropriate amount of clear soup, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and cook until the meat is tender. Regular consumption can warm the kidneys, strengthen yang, and replenish the essence.
Daphne and Cuscuta wine
Prepare an appropriate amount of Daphne and Cuscuta seeds, and one liter of wine. Soak the two drugs in the wine and drink it after three days. It can treat edema, hydrops in the chest and abdomen, etc.
Cuscuta medicinal wine
Soak an appropriate amount of dodder in 500 ml or 1000 ml of wine, including white wine, rice wine, and rice wine. You can drink it directly after soaking for seven days, which can have a very stable effect of tonifying the kidneys and liver.
Cuscuta porridge
Prepare 30 to 60 grams of dodder, 100 grams of japonica rice, and an appropriate amount of sugar. First wash the dodder seeds and mash them, or mash them with fresh dodder seeds, boil them in water, extract the juice, remove the residue, add rice and cook the porridge. When the porridge is about to be ready, add sugar and cook briefly. This porridge should be taken in the morning and evening. A course of treatment lasts for 7 to 10 days, and should be taken again every 3 to 5 days. It can nourish the kidneys and essence, nourish the liver and improve eyesight. It is suitable for impotence, premature ejaculation, frequent urination, dizziness, blurred vision, tinnitus and deafness caused by insufficient kidney qi, vaginal discharge, habitual abortion, etc.
Who should not eat Cuscuta
"Compendium of Materia Medica": "The kidney family has a lot of fire, those with strong yang but not impotence should avoid it, and those with dry stools should also avoid it." "Depei Materia Medica": It is contraindicated for pregnant women, bleeding, strong yang, constipation, kidney fire, and yin deficiency and fire. ?