Semen Cuscutae Chinensis Tu SI ZI Cuscuta chinensis
LATIN NAME: CUSCUTA CHINENSIS
COMMON NAME: Chinese Dodder
The Chinese dodder threads the slender, twining, parasitic annual with the thread-like, yellow-orange stems that thread through the host plants in the tangled masses, the tiny, scale-like leaves and the small, white, bell-shaped flowers forming in the clusters along the stems, the small, round capsules with the tiny seeds following. It grows quickly over the herbs and the shrubs, and it stands the warm season well. It likes the sun, and the host plants it climbs.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The twining, leafless stems of the Chinese dodder give it a recognised place in the research on the parasitic plants of the morning-glory family, and the chinensis species appears in the studies of the host-attaching vines and the seed dormancy. The work looks at the way the golden threads attach to the host stems, the seed biology, and the unusual habit. The parasitic habit fascinates the botanists, and the researchers of the twining plants keep the species in their catalogues.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
In the sunny field edge, the Chinese dodder threads the field edge with the golden, tangled stems. The yellow-orange threads lace through the summer herbs, the white bells open in the clusters, and the plant interests the botanists and the collectors of the unusual vines. It grows well over the warm, sunny ground. Golden-threaded, twining and curious.
To grow the Chinese Dodder from seed, press the seeds into the surface of a damp pot.
Press the seeds into the surface of a damp pot, and give the young plants the warm, moist spot near the host plants. The thread stems come through the summer. , keeping them warm and moist in the light, keep the pot gently watered, and the young threads climb quickly. The thread stems will lace through the summer.
Description
Chinese Dodder Seeds ( Tu Si Zi ) Chinese Herbs Articles
Chinese Dodder Seeds ( Tu Si Zi ) Chinese Herbs Articles, also known as Beggarweed, Cuscutae, Devil's Guts, Dodder Of Thyme, Hellweed,
Lesser Dodder, Scaldweed, Strangle Tare, Tu Si Zi, Tu Sizi. Cuscuta epithymum; Cuscuta chinensis. It belong to the "Convolvulaceae" family.
Chinese Dodder Seeds ( Tu Si Zi ) has a sweet, pungent and neurtal properties. It is use for treating the kidney and liver.
Chinese Dodder Seeds ( Tu Si Zi ) Usage
tonify kidneys, strengthen yin, secures essence, reserves urine.
tonify liver, improves vision.
strengthen spleen, stops diarrhea.
calms fetus, habitual/threatened miscarriage.
Chinese Dodder Seeds ( Tu Si Zi )Other Use
Orally, dodder is used for urinary tract, spleen, and hepatic disorders