Dodder
Seed is the dried ripe seeds of Cuscuta chinensis Lam.
(Fam. Convolvulaceae).
Action:
To arrest seminal
discharge and abnormal urinaton, prevent abortion, improve
eyesight and relieve diarrhea by replenishing and tonifying
the liver and the kidney.
Indications:
Impotence, seminal emission, dripping of urine after
urination, enuresis, frequent urination, aching and weakness
of the loins and knees, blurred vision and tinnitus; threatened
abortion due to hypofunction of the kidney; diarrhea due to
hypofunction of the spleen and the kidney; external use for
vitiligo.
