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Botanical Name |
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Cuscuta reflexa ROXB. |
English
Name |
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Dodder |
Synonym(s) |
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Cuscuta santapaui Banerji & Das |
Family |
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Convolvulaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A leafless, achlorophyllus climber. Inflorescence in short racemes. Flowers subsessile, pentamerous; calyx cupular; lobes 5, orbicular; corolla cream, tubular-campanulate; tube 8 mm; lobes 5, ovate; scales 5, fimbriate. Stamens 5, subsessile. Ovary ovoid; ovules 2 per cell. Fruit capsule, globose, conical, succulent, circumsessile. Seeds black. |
| Herb Effects |
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The seeds are alterative, anthelmintic, carminative and antibilious (stem); laxative and antifertility (plant); antiviral (50% EtOH aerial part extract). |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Cuscutalin, cuscutin, luteolin, beta-sitosterol and bergenin (stem); amarbelin (seed); kaempferol (stem and seed); from 50% EtOH aerial part extract. |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Luteolin |
Not Available |
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-4,5-dihydroxy-ch
romen-7-one |
C15H10O6 |
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| beta-Sitosterol |
5779-62-4 |
17-(5-ethyl-6-methyl
-heptan-2-yl)-10,13-
dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9
,11,12,14,
15,16,17
-dodecahydro-1H-cycl
openta[a]phenanthren
-3-ol |
C29H50O |
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| Bergenin |
5956-63-8 |
Not Available |
C14H16O9 |
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| Kaempferol |
80714-53-0 |
3-[3-[4,5-dihydroxy-
6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-
[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-
(hydroxyme
thyl)oxa
n-2-yl]oxy-oxan-2-yl
]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6
-(hydroxymethyl)oxan
-2
-yl]oxy-4,5-dihy
droxy-2-(4-hydroxyph
enyl)-chromen-7-one |
C33H40O21 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Gout, bilious disorders (stem); liver problems, constipation and in "Vat roga" (stem decoction); sores and alopecia (plant). It is used internally in treating protracted fevers and externally in the treatment of itchy skin. The plant is employed in Ayurvedic medicine to treat difficulty in urinating, jaundice, muscle pain and coughs. |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
Uniyal et al., Medicinal Flora of Garhwal Himalayas. |
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