Tu Si Zi - Chinese Dodder Seeds

Clinical Applications

Tonify kidneys, strengthens yin, secures essence, reserves urine - impotence, nocturnal emission, premature ejaculation, tinnitus, frequent urination, sore painful back, vaginal discharge.
Tonify kidney and liver, improves vision - liver and kidney yin and yang deficiency patterns with dizziness, tinnitus, blurred vision, floaters, etc.
Strengthen the spleen and kidneys - resolve diarrhea.
Calms the fetus - important herb for habitual and/or threatened miscarriage.

Functional Category

Herbs That Tonify Yang

Temperature & Taste

Acrid Neutral (Ping) Sweet (Gan)

Channels Influenced

Dosage & Preparation

Dosage: 9-15g

Relationships

TCM Formulas that include Tu Si Zi (9)

An Shen Bu Xin Wan Calm the Shen and Supplement the Heart Pills 安神补心丸
Gu Zhi Shu Song Wan Osteoporosis Tablets 骨质疏松丸
Shou Wu Wan Polygonum Multiflorum Pills
Te Xiao Jing Zhui Tong Wan Patent Neck Pain Relief Pills 特效颈椎痛片
Wu Zi Yang Zong Wan Five Seeds to Bring Forth Offspring 五子衍宗丸
You Gui Wan Restore the Right Kidney Pill 右归丸
Zhuang Yang Wan Strengthen Kidney Yang And Preserve Power Pill 壮阳片
Zhuang Yao Jian Shen Wan Strengthen The Back And Benefit The Kidney Pills 壮要间身
Zuo Gui Wan Right Returning Pills 左歸丸

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