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Cuscuta reflexa

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Cuscuta reflexa is a Perennial It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Uses

Fevers, Body pains, Itchy skin, Jaundice, Muscle pain, Coughs.

Parts Used

Stem.

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Akaashaballi
Hindi Amarbel
Malayalam NA
Tamil Kodiyagundal
Telugu Sitamma Pogunulu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Akashavalli
English Airplant


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Perennial

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
White In umbellate clusters or short racemes, bracteates, Bracts ovate-oblong {{{5}}}

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Capsules Globose Large seeds Black in colour

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

We have virtually no information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Parasitic on Desmodium spp, Rubus spp, Viburnum spp, Zizyphus jujube.

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References

  1. [Chemistry]
  2. Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 151
  3. Cultivation

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