Tu Si Zi Wan

(Cuscuta Seed Pill)

Sub-Category:

• Formulas that Tonify the Qi

Possible Pulse Patterns:

• Submerged thin pulse

Cautions, Contraindications, Herb Drug Interactions:

• This section is being researched, and is not completed.
• This formula contains one or more toxic substances (while some Chinese herbs are toxic, it must be noted that many come prepared, or are combined, to mitigate their toxicity).

Preparation Notes:

• Pills. Grind all ingredients into an even powder and use wine to form into pills.
• Take 3-9 grams, 2-3 times a day, with salted water
• To prepare as a decoction, reduce dosages appropriately

Originally Appeared In:

• Formulas to Aid the Living (Ji Sheng Fang)

Combined Channels of all herbs in this formula:

• Spleen, Heart, Kidneys, Stomach, Small Intestine, Bladder, Liver, Large Intestine, Lungs

Substances in this Formula (11 Total):

	Fu Zi (Processed Aconite) Qty: 30 grams Chan: HT, KI, SP Prop: Spicy, Hot, Toxic Latin: Radix Lateralis Praeparatus Aconiti Carmichaeli Cat: Herbs that Warm the Interior and Expel Cold
	Ji Nei Jin (Chicken Gizzard's Internal Lining) Qty: 15 grams Chan: BL, SI, SP, ST Prop: Sweet, Neutral Latin: Endothelium Comeum Gigeriae Galli Cat: Herbs that Relieve Food Stagnation
	Lu Rong (Velvet of Young Deer Antler) Qty: 30 grams Chan: LIV, KI Prop: Sweet, Salty, Warm Latin: Cornu Parvum Cervi Cat: Herbs that Tonify Yang
	Mu Li (Oyster Shell) Qty: 60 grams (Calcined) Chan: LIV, KI Prop: Salty, Astringent, Cool Latin: Concha Ostreae Cat: Substances that Anchor, Settle, and Calm the Spirit
	Rou Cong Rong (Fleshy Stem of the Broomrape) Qty: 60 grams Chan: LI, KI Prop: Sweet, Salty, Warm Latin: Herba Cistanchis Deserticolae Cat: Herbs that Tonify Yang
	Sang Piao Xiao (Mantis Egg Case) Qty: 30 grams Chan: KI, LIV Prop: Sweet, Salty, Neutral Latin: Ootheca Mantidis Cat: Herbs that Astringe, Stabilize, Bind
	Shan Yao (Chinese Yam Rhizome, Dioscorea) Qty: 30 grams Chan: KI, LU, SP Prop: Sweet, Neutral Latin: Radix Dioscoreae Oppositae Cat: Herbs that Tonify Qi
	Tu Si Zi (Chinese Dodder Seeds) Qty: 60 grams Chan: KI, LIV Prop: Spicy, Sweet, Neutral Latin: Semen Cuscutae Chinensis Cat: Herbs that Tonify Yang
	Wu Wei Zi (Schisandra Fruit) Qty: 30 grams Chan: HT, KI, LU Prop: Sour, Warm Latin: Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis Cat: Herbs that Astringe, Stabilize, Bind
	Wu Yao (Lindera Root) Qty: 30 grams Chan: BL, KI, LU, SP Prop: Spicy, Warm Latin: Radix Linderae Strychnifoliae Cat: Herbs that Regulate the Qi
	Yi Zhi Ren (Black Cardamon, Alpinia Oxyphylla Fruit) Qty: 30 grams Chan: KI, SP Prop: Spicy, Warm Latin: Fructus Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Cat: Herbs that Tonify Yang

References

Formulas

• 15. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas and Strategies (First Edition)
  - Dan Bensky
• 18. Handbook of Chinese Herbal Formulas (First Edition)
  - Him Che. Yeung
• 16. The Traditional Chinese Medicine Formula Study Guide (First Edition)
  - Qiao Yi

Herbs

• 13. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (Revised Edition)
  - Dan Bensky
• 25. Lancet 2000 January 8;355(9198):134-138 (Article)
  - Fugh-Berman A.
• 17. Handbook of Chinese Herbs (Second Edition)
  - Him Che. Yeung
• 12. Chinese Medical Herbology and Pharmacology (First Edition)
  - John K. Chen, Tina T. Chen
• 26. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals (Third Edition)
  - Max Wichtl

Only use Chinese herbs or formulas under the direct care and supervision of a licensed Acupuncturist/Herbalist.
Some of the substances included on this website are no longer used, and are included for historical reference only.