Cuscuta chinensis.Dodder.Dodder seed extract Pharmacological Actions.

Contents

• Botanical Basic Data of Cuscuta chinensis(Dodder).
• Archeology of Dodder.
• Description of Cuscuta chinensis(Dodder).
• Constituents and Phytochemicals of Dodder Seed.
• Historical Use of Dodder Seed.
• Pharmacological Actions of Dodder Seed.
• Dodder Seed extracts as male sexual enhancement material.
• Dodder plant extracts as good cancer inhibitor.
• Tinnitus Relief Formula Material.
• Polysaccharide of Cuscuta Chinesis and its Immunological Adjuvant Effect.
• Vision Formular for Cataract and Glaucoma and Dodder Seed Combination.
• Administration and Dosage.
• Adverse Effect, Side Effects and Cautions,Toxity.
• Research Update:Dodder Seed.
• Photo Gallery of Dodder.

Adverse Effect, Side Effects and Cautions,Toxity.:

It is contraindicated in individuals with excessive fire in the kidneys that increase libido and prolong erectness of the penis or in individuals who have constipation and dry stools.

 Toxicity and Safety:

 Acute toxicity:The LD50 of ethanol extracts of Semen Cuscutae injected intradermally (i.d.) into mice was found to be 2.465g/kg.

 Acute toxicicity experiment 7 d,no mice death,good conditions in activity,intake,stools and skins,showed dodder water extract,dodder ethanol extract and dodeer polysaccharide safe enough, LD50 Oral.no less than 20 g/kg.

 Subchronic toxicity:Rats gavage fed with 30-40g/kg of Semen Cuscutae water extract did not appear to have any intoxification symptoms. Furthermore, when rats were administered with 4.15g/kg Semen Cuscutae water extract or tincture, once a day for 70 days by gavage feed, no developmental abnormality and/or pathological change was noted.

 Reference: Jiangsu New Medical College, Pharmacopoeia of Chinese medicine, Shanghai People Hygiene Publisher, Shanghai, China 1997;2006.
 

 Preparations:In Western herbalism, the entire thread-like stems of cuscuta are used. They are boiled in water along with such herbs as ginger and allspice to make a decoction. In Chinese herbalism, only the seeds are used. They are almost always used in combination with other herbs, as in concha marguerita and ligastrum formulas.

 Precautions:No special precautions are necessary when cuscuta is used in the doses normally prescribed by herbalists.

 Side effects:No side effects have been reported when cuscuta is used in doses prescribed by herbalists.

 Interactions:Cuscuta has been used for centuries with other Chinese herbs without any reported interactions. Studies of interactions between cuscuta and Western pharmaceuticals have not yet been performed.

Reference:

• 1.Cuscuta chinensis.Dodder.Dodder seed extract Pharmacological Actions.

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♣ last edit date:11th,Oct.2010.