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:

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

Substances in this Formula (11 Total):

	Tu Si Zi (Chinese Dodder Seeds) 菟丝子 Qty: 60 grams Chan: KI, LIV Prop: Spicy, Sweet, Neutral Latin: Semen Cuscutae Chinensis Cat: Herbs that Tonify Yang
	Lu Rong (Velvet of Young Deer Antler) 鹿茸 Qty: 30 grams Chan: LIV, KI Prop: Sweet, Salty, Warm Latin: Cornu Parvum Cervi Cat: Herbs that Tonify Yang
	Rou Cong Rong (Fleshy Stem of the Broomrape) 肉苁蓉 Qty: 60 grams Chan: LI, KI Prop: Sweet, Salty, Warm Latin: Herba Cistanchis Deserticolae Cat: Herbs that Tonify Yang
	Shan Yao (Chinese Yam Rhizome, Dioscorea) 山药 Qty: 30 grams Chan: KI, LU, SP Prop: Sweet, Neutral Latin: Radix Dioscoreae Oppositae Cat: Herbs that Tonify Qi
	Fu Zi (Processed Aconite) 附子 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
	Wu Yao (Lindera Root) 乌药 Qty: 30 grams Chan: BL, KI, LU, SP Prop: Spicy, Warm Latin: Radix Linderae Strychnifoliae Cat: Herbs that Regulate the Qi
	Wu Wei Zi (Schisandra Fruit) 五味子 Qty: 30 grams Chan: HT, KI, LU Prop: Sour, Warm Latin: Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis Cat: Herbs that Astringe, Stabilize, Bind
	Sang Piao Xiao (Mantis Egg Case) 桑螵蛸 Qty: 30 grams Chan: KI, LIV Prop: Sweet, Salty, Neutral Latin: Ootheca Mantidis Cat: Herbs that Astringe, Stabilize, Bind
	Yi Zhi Ren (Black Cardamom, Alpinia Oxyphylla Fruit) 益知仁 Qty: 30 grams Chan: KI, SP Prop: Spicy, Warm Latin: Fructus Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Cat: Herbs that Tonify Yang
	Mu Li (Oyster Shell) 牡蛎 Qty: 60 grams (Calcined) Chan: LIV, KI Prop: Salty, Astringent, Cool Latin: Concha Ostreae Cat: Substances that Anchor, Settle, and Calm the Spirit
	Ji Nei Jin (Chicken Gizzard's Internal Lining) 鸡内金 Qty: 15 grams Chan: BL, SI, SP, ST Prop: Sweet, Neutral Latin: Endothelium Comeum Gigeriae Galli Cat: Herbs that Relieve Food Stagnation