What are the effects and methods of consumption of Cuscuta

Cuscuta australis is a good food ingredient. From a clinical point of view, its effects are particularly powerful. First of all, it has a certain effect on the reproductive system, so it can be used to treat infertility, habitual abortion, etc.; in addition, it has anti-cancer ability, and can also lower blood lipids and blood sugar. There are many ways to eat dodder in life, such as dodder tea, dodder porridge, etc.

1. Effects of Cuscuta

1. Cuscuta can have effects on the reproductive system. Experiments have shown that flavonoids in Cuscuta australis have estrogen-like effects. At the same time, dodder seems to have the function of protecting human sperm.

2. Cuscuta australis has effects on bones and cartilage. Animal studies have found that dodder can effectively increase bone density and promote the repair of hyaline cartilage. Culturing osteoblasts in vitro with Cuscuta extract can increase the matrix calcium of osteoblasts, promote proliferation and increase the activity of alkaline phosphatase, while inhibiting the survival rate of osteoclasts and inducing their apoptosis.

3. Cuscuta has certain anti-cancer ability. Experimental studies have found that Cuscuta has a certain ability to inhibit cancer cells and can reduce the incidence of cancer. Domestic research shows that three concentrations of Cuscuta alcohol extract, 10, 50, and 100 mg/L, can inhibit the division and proliferation of human gastric cancer cells cultured in vitro, with the best effect being achieved at a concentration of 100 mg/L.

4. Cuscuta australis can lower blood lipids and blood sugar. After oral administration of dodder polysaccharide to diabetic mice, blood sugar levels decreased significantly, body weight increased, and liver glycogen content also increased, indicating that it has an anti-diabetic effect. In addition, dodder polysaccharides can lower blood sugar in vivo by increasing the level of superoxide dismutase, and lower blood sugar in vitro by inhibiting amylase activity. Cuscuta flavonoids significantly reduced the blood triglyceride level and increased the number of estrogen receptors in thoracic aorta smooth muscle cells in bilaterally castrated female rats.

2. How to eat Cuscuta

1. Cuscuta australis tea. Use 10 grams of Cuscuta australis. Wash and mash it, add appropriate amount of brown sugar, and brew it with boiling water as a tea substitute. It can nourish the kidneys and improve essence, nourish the liver and improve eyesight. Long-term consumption can prolong life and can also treat male and female infertility due to kidney deficiency.

2. Cuscuta chinensis porridge. Prepare 30-60 grams of dodder seeds, 100 grams of polished rice, and an appropriate amount of white sugar. First wash the dodder seeds and then mash them, or use fresh dodder seeds and mash them, boil them in water, take the juice, remove the residue, add rice and cook porridge. When the porridge is almost done, add sugar and cook for a while. This porridge should be taken in the morning and evening, for 7 to 10 days as a course of treatment, and can be taken again after 3 to 5 days. It can nourish the kidneys, replenish essence, nourish the liver and improve eyesight. It is suitable for impotence, premature ejaculation, frequent urination, dizziness, blurred vision, tinnitus and deafness caused by insufficient kidney qi, as well as leucorrhea and habitual abortion in women.