Welcome to the Ayurvedic plants databaseCuscuta reflexa *
Scientific name : Cuscuta reflexa *
Family name : CONVOLVULACEAE
English name : Amar bell
Local name : Aga mula nethi wel
Description :
Leafless, twining, parasitic annual with coarse stems up to 2.5 cm in diameter, pale green or yellowhish-green. Inflorescence of small subglobose groups or racemose. Flowers sessile or very shortly pedicellate, five sepals in a cupulate calyx, Corolla white or cream, campanulate-tubular, 6-10mm long, filaments very short, ovary superior, style solitary & shorter than elongated stigmas, Fruits capsular, depressed globose, dehiscent by a ring near the base, seeds dull black.
Status : Native
Edible parts : none
Ayurvedic usage :
Treatment for-
Fevers
Pruritus
Flatulence
Liver Disorders
Bilious Disorders
PARTS USED IN TREATMENT:
Whole Plant
Seeds
RELATED MEDICINAL PROPERTIES:
Purgative
Carminative
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