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[[File:Cytinus.ruber.jpg|thumb|right|''Cytinus'']]
'''Cytinus hypocistis''' is a genus of parasitic [[Flowering plant]]s. Species in this genus do not produce chlorophyll but rely fully on its host plant. It has also been found on Ptilostemon chamaepeuce.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}<ref name="Uses"/>
== Uses Chemical Composition== *The young C. hypocistis is cooked as an asparagus substitute Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and an extract has been used in herbal medicine for dysentery and throat tumors* C. ruber is also edible tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and was used in folk medicine as an emmenagogue3%–21% tannins.<ref name="useschemical composition"/>
==Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Cytinus}} ==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used== ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate== ==Commonly seen growing in areas== ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Cytinus hypocistis.jpgFile:Cytinus hypocistis 1.jpgFile:Cytinus hypocistis-.jpgFile:Cytinus hypocistis . - CYTINACEAE - Flickr - gailhampshire.jpg</gallery> == References == <references> <referencesref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006393?via%3Dihub Sciencedirect]</ref><ref name="usesLeaf">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131226161459/http://www.readingwildflowers-guide.accom/39-agrimony.ukhtml Wayback machine]</ref><ref name="Uses">[http:/herbarium/?SP=Cytinus%20hypocistis Cytinus hypocistiswww.homeremediess.com/agrimonia-eupatoria-medicinal-uses-and-images/ Traditional medicine]</ref>
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== External Links ==* [https://www.first-nature.com/flowers/cytinus-hypocistis.php Cytinus hypocistis on first-nature.com]* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4603636/ Cytinus hypocistis on ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Cytinaceae]]
