Cuscuta campestris Yunck.

Convolvulaceae

Common Names:
Aga-mula-neti-wel (S)
Cuppiracaram, Kaskootta (T)
Dodder (E)

Traditional Knowledge

Useful plant parts :
Whole plant and stem

Uses in traditional medicine :

Whole plant is applied as a styptic to wounds and is used to nourish the liver and kidney matrices
Decoction of the pounded stems with leaves of other plants is used to treat prolonged blood loss

Scientific Research

Chemical constituents:

Threonine dehydratase enzyme from seeds

Bioactivity :

Methanol extract of plant grown on Nerium indicum : analgaesic

Clinical:

Note :

Parasitic plant

References :

Ghule, R. S., (2011), Analgesic activity of Cuscuta campestris Yuncker a parasitic plant grown on Nerium indicum Mill, Journal of advanced pharmacy education and research, 1, 45-51.

Madan, V. K. And Nath, M., (1983), Threonine (Serine) Dehydratase from Cuscuta campestris, Yunck Biochemie und Physiologie der Pflanzen, 178(1), 43-51.

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