菟丝草，中药名。为旋花科菟丝子属植物菟丝子CuscutachinensisLam.和日本菟丝子CuscutajaponicaChoisy及其同属植物的干燥地上部分。植物菟丝子，分布于黑龙江、吉林、辽宁、河北、山西、陕西、宁夏、甘肃、内蒙古、新疆、山东、江苏、安徽、河南、浙江、福建、四川、云南等省，伊朗，阿富汗向东至日本，朝鲜，南至斯里兰卡，马达加斯加，澳大利亚也有分布；植物日本菟丝子，分布于我国南北各省区，越南，朝鲜，日本也有。具有清除异常黑胆质或异常黏液质，散气通阻，解郁除狂，爽心悦志，清脑安神，软坚消肿之功效。主治黑胆质性或黏液质性疾病，如寒性抑郁症、神经症、抽筋、失眠，硬性炎肿。
Tu-si-cao, name of Chinese Medicinal Material. 菟丝草), also known as the dried aerial parts of Cuscuta chinensis Lam. and Cuscuta japonica Choisy, both belonging to the Convolvulaceae family. Cuscuta chinensis is distributed in provinces such as Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Gansu, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Henan, Zhejiang, Fujian, Sichuan, Yunnan, as well as in countries from Iran and Afghanistan to Japan, Korea, and southward to Sri Lanka, Madagascar, and Australia. Cuscuta japonica is found in various provinces and regions of China, Vietnam, Korea, and Japan.

It is believed to have the effects of clearing abnormal black bile or abnormal phlegm, relieving qi stagnation, dispelling depression and mania, refreshing the mind, calming the nerves, and resolving hard lumps and swelling. It is mainly used to treat diseases related to abnormal black bile or phlegm, such as cold-induced depression, neurosis, convulsions, insomnia, and hard lumps and inflammation.

功效作用 功能
Efficacy, function.

清除异常黑胆质或异常黏液质，散气通阻，解郁除狂，爽心悦志，清脑安神，软坚消肿。主治
Clear abnormal black bile or abnormal mucus, disperse qi to unblock, resolve depression and mania, refresh the mind, calm the brain and spirit, and soften hardness to reduce swelling. Mainly used for...

黑胆质性或黏液质性疾病，如寒性抑郁症、神经症、抽筋、失眠，硬性炎肿。用法用量
Diseases characterized by black bile or phlegm in traditional Chinese medicine, such as cold depression, neurosis, muscle cramps, insomnia, and hard inflammation. Dosage and administration.

内服：9～12g，可入汤剂、泡剂、诃子膏剂、蜜膏剂、蒸露剂、糖浆剂等制剂。注意事项
Oral administration: 9-12g, can be used in decoctions, infusions, pill formulations, honeyed pills, steamed preparations, syrup formulations, etc. Precautions.

不宜多研、多煎，装入布袋后下。本品适合于寒性气质、年老和50岁左右者，胆液质性气质、热性气质、身患肺病者和儿童不宜用。若需用，需配阿拉伯胶、西黄芪胶。药理作用
It is not suitable for excessive grinding and decoction. After being put into a cloth bag, it should be boiled. This product is suitable for individuals with a cold constitution, elderly individuals around 50 years old, those with a bile quality constitution, those with a hot constitution, individuals suffering from lung diseases, and children should not use it. If needed, it should be used with gum arabic and astragalus gum. Pharmacological effects.

强心作用。临床应用 相关配伍
Cardiotonic effect. Clinical applications and related compatibility.

1、治忧郁症，取适量菟丝草，苦艾煎汤内服。（《拜地依药书》）2、治异常黑胆质和黏液质增多，取适量菟丝草与适量食盐和蜂蜜煎汤内服。（《注医典》）3、治致病体液停留在体内，取适量菟丝草、天山堇菜煎汤内服。（《药物宝库》）4、治黑胆质性头痛，心悸胆怯，取适量菟丝草，浸泡在适量牛乳中与适量醋糖浆同服。（《药物宝库》）加工炮制 采收加工

1. To treat depression, take a suitable amount of clematis and mugwort, decoct and take orally. (From "Bai Di Yi Yao Shu")2. To treat excessive black bile and increased phlegm, take a suitable amount of clematis, along with an appropriate amount of salt and honey, decoct and take orally. (From "Zhu Yi Dian")3. To treat pathological body fluids staying in the body, take a suitable amount of clematis and Tian Shan wild rue, decoct and take orally. (From "Yao Wu Bao Ku")4. To treat headaches caused by black bile, palpitations, and timidity, take a suitable amount of clematis, soak in an appropriate amount of cow's milk, and take together with an appropriate amount of vinegar syrup. (From "Yao Wu Bao Ku") Processing and preparation: Harvest and process.

秋季采收，晒干。药材鉴别 药材性状
Harvest in autumn and sun-dry. Medicinal material identification and characteristics.

干燥茎多缠绕成团，呈棕黄色，柔细，粗不及1㎜，叶退化成鳞状片，多脱落，花簇生于茎节，呈球形。带有圆形或扁球形的果实，呈棕黄色。气微，味苦。植物学信息 植物种属
The dried stems are twisted into clusters, brownish-yellow in color, soft and thin, with a thickness of less than 1mm. The leaves are degenerated into scale-like pieces, mostly falling off. The flowers are clustered at the stem nodes, forming a spherical shape. The plant bears round or flattened spherical fruits, which are brownish-yellow in color. It has a mild aroma and a bitter taste. Botanical information about the plant species.

旋花科菟丝子属植物菟丝子和日本菟丝子。形态特征
Plants of the Zygophyllaceae family, such as Tribulus terrestris and Tribulus japonicus. Morphological characteristics.

1、菟丝子，一年生寄生草本。茎缠绕，黄色，纤细，直径约1毫米，无叶。花序侧生，少花或多花簇生成小伞形或小团伞花序，近于无总花序梗；苞片及小苞片小，鳞片状；花梗稍粗壮，长仅1毫米；花萼杯状，中部以下连合，裂片三角状，长约1.5毫米，顶端钝；花冠白色，壶形，长约3毫米，裂片三角状卵形，顶端锐尖或钝，向外反折，宿存；雄蕊着生花冠裂片弯缺微下处；鳞片长圆形，边缘长流苏状；子房近球形，花柱2，等长或不等长，柱头球形。蒴果球形，直径约3毫米，几乎全为宿存的花冠所包围，成熟时整齐的周裂。种子2～49，淡褐色，卵形，长约1毫米，表面粗糙。2、日本菟丝子，别名金灯藤，一年生寄生缠绕草本，茎较粗壮，肉质，直径1～2毫米，黄色，常带紫红色瘤状斑点，无毛，多分枝，无叶。花无柄或几无柄，形成穗状花序，长达3厘米，基部常多分枝；苞片及小苞片鳞片状，卵圆形，长约2毫米，顶端尖，全缘，沿背部增厚；花萼碗状，肉质，长约2毫米，5裂几达基部，裂片卵圆形或近圆形，相等或不相等，顶端尖，背面常有紫红色瘤状突起；花冠钟状，淡红色或绿白色，长3～5毫米，顶端5浅裂，裂片卵状三角形，钝，直立或稍反折，短于花冠筒2～2.5倍；雄蕊5，着生于花冠喉部裂片之间，花药卵圆形，黄色，花丝无或几无；鳞片5，长圆形，边缘流苏状，着生于花冠筒基部，伸长至冠筒中部或中部以上；子房球状，平滑，无毛，2室，花柱细长，合生为1，与子房等长或稍长，柱头2裂。蒴果卵圆形，长约5毫米，近基部周裂。种子1～2个，光滑，长2～2.5毫米，褐色。花期8月，果期9月。分布区域

1. Dodder is an annual parasitic herb. Its stem is twining, yellow, slender, with a diameter of about 1 millimeter, and without leaves. The flowers are arranged in lateral inflorescences, forming small umbel-shaped or small cluster umbel inflorescences with few or many flowers, nearly lacking a common peduncle; bracts and bracteoles are small and scale-like; flower stalks are slightly stout, only 1 millimeter long; the calyx is cup-shaped, connate below the middle, with triangular lobes, about 1.5 millimeters long, blunt at the apex; the corolla is white, pitcher-shaped, about 3 millimeters long, with triangular ovate lobes, sharp or blunt at the apex, reflexed outward, persistent; stamens are adnate to the corolla lobes with a slight bend below; scales are elongated, with fringed edges; ovary is nearly spherical, with 2 styles, equal or unequal in length, and a spherical stigma. The capsule is spherical, about 3 millimeters in diameter, almost entirely surrounded by persistent corolla lobes, and splits neatly around when mature. Seeds are 2-49, light brown, ovate, about 1 millimeter long, and rough on the surface.2. Japanese dodder, also known as Cuscuta japonica, is an annual parasitic twining herb. Its stem is relatively stout, fleshy, with a diameter of 1-2 millimeters, yellow, often with purple-red wart-like spots, hairless, highly branched, and without leaves. The flowers are sessile or nearly sessile, forming spike-like inflorescences up to 3 centimeters long, often with many branches at the base; bracts and bracteoles are scale-like, ovate, about 2 millimeters long, pointed at the apex, entire margin, and thickened along the back; the calyx is cup-shaped, fleshy, about 2 millimeters long, 5-lobed almost to the base, with lobes ovate or nearly circular, equal or unequal, pointed at the apex, often with purple-red wart-like protrusions on the back; the corolla is bell-shaped, pale red or greenish-white, 3-5 millimeters long, with 5 shallow lobes at the apex, lobes ovate-triangular, blunt, erect or slightly reflexed, shorter than the corolla tube by 2-2.5 times; stamens are 5, adnate between the lobes at the throat of the corolla, anthers are ovate, yellow, with few or no filaments; scales are 5, elongated, fringed at the edges, attached to the base of the corolla tube, extending to the middle or above the middle of the tube; ovary is globose, smooth, hairless, 2-celled, with a slender style, fused into 1, equal to or slightly longer than the ovary, with a 2-lobed stigma. The capsule is ovate, about 5 millimeters long, splitting near the base. Seeds are 1-2, smooth, 2-2.5 millimeters long, brown. Flowering occurs in August, and fruiting in September. Distribution area.

1、菟丝子，分布于黑龙江、吉林、辽宁、河北、山西、陕西、宁夏、甘肃、内蒙古、新疆、山东、江苏、安徽、河南、浙江、福建、四川、云南等省，伊朗，阿富汗向东至日本，朝鲜，南至斯里兰卡，马达加斯加，澳大利亚也有分布。2、日本菟丝子，分布于我国南北各省区，越南，朝鲜，日本也有。生长环境

1. Dodder is distributed in provinces such as Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Gansu, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Henan, Zhejiang, Fujian, Sichuan, Yunnan, as well as in Iran, Afghanistan, eastward to Japan, Korea, southward to Sri Lanka, Madagascar, and Australia.2. Japanese dodder is distributed in various provinces and regions in China, Vietnam, Korea, and Japan. Its growing environment.

1、菟丝子，海拔200-3000米的田边、山坡阳处、路边灌丛或海边沙丘，通常寄生于豆科、菊科、蒺藜科等多种植物上。2、日本菟丝子，寄生于草本或灌木上。

1. Dodder grows at altitudes of 200-3000 meters, typically parasitizing plants in the Fabaceae, Asteraceae, and Zygophyllaceae families, found on field edges, sunny slopes of hills, roadside shrubs, or seaside sand dunes.2. Japanese dodder parasitizes herbaceous plants or shrubs.