Plant Details

Accepted name:: Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. [Convolvulaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 2

Cuscuta reflexa var. brachystigma Engelm.

Cuscuta reflexa var. reflexa

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
aakaash barkil	Other	Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014)
aakash beli	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
aakasha bel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
aakashaveri	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
aakashe	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
aftimiun	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
aftimoon	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
aftimum	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
aftimun	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
aftimun wilayai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
aftinum	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
aga mula nethi wel	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
agas bel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
agasilagul	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
agasilair	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
aghalror	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
akacapavanam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
akas bel	Other	Med. Pl. in Arid Regions of N. Punjab, Pakistan (Ashfaq et al., 2019)
akasa bel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
akasagarudakkoti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
akasavalli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
akasbail	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
akasbel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
akasbela	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
akash bel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
akash-bel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
akash-vel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
akashabel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
akashabela	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
akashabharana	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
akashabhavana	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
akashapavana	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
akashavalli	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
akashbel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
akashbeli	Other	MAPs in Makawanpur, C Nepal (Bhattarai & Tamang, 2017)
akashilagu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
akashvalli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
akashwel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
akasvel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
akaswel	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
akatilai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
algusi	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
amal lata kay bij	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
amar bel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
amar bell	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
amar vel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
amar-bel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
amaraballi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
amarabela	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
amaravallari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
amaravalli	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
amaravela	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
amarballi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
amarbel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
amarlati	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
amaruballi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
amarvalli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
amarvel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
amarvela	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
amerbel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ammaiyar kuntal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ammaiyarkoonthal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ammaiyarkuntal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
amol	Other	Ethnobot. of Pl. Resources in Pakistan (Sher & Hussain, 2009)
antravalli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
asparsa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
auvaiyar kuntal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
avvaiyar kuntal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
avvaiyarkuntal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
badanike	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
banda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bangaaru banti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
beluballi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cadadari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
caraloccu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
caran	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
caranam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
caruvarni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cataari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cavarikkoti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cavurikkoti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cirukatikakkoti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cirukatitakkoti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cuppiracaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
darakht-e-pechan	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
doddar	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
dodder	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
dusparsha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dyo dyoali	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
eliccevi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ghas bel	Other	Weeds & Med. Pl. of Shawar Valley, Pakistan (Islam et al., 2006)
giant dodder	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
habb-ul-kasoos	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
hikecakketi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hikelam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ilikecakkoti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ilikecam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
indian dodder	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
jamaldarai	Other	Pl. of Shawar Valley, Pakistan (Hussain et al., 2006) Weeds & Med. Pl. of Shawar Valley, Pakistan (Islam et al., 2006)
kadumparai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kasoos	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
kasooth	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kasus	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kebara	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
khavalli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kodiya-gundal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kodiyagundal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
koilanirmuli	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
kotiyal kuntal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kotiyalkuntal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kotiyar kuntal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kotiyarkuntal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuntal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kutiraivali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
lanja savarmu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
lanjasavaramu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
macha zeela	Other	Ethnobot. Relevance of Weed Flora, Pakistan (Khan et al., 2016) Indig. Knwlg. of Med. Pl., Pakistan. (Khan et al., 2020)
machay	Other	Indig. Uses of Pl. of Malakand, Pakistan (Habib-Ul-Hassan et al., 2015)
melan mili	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
meliyar kuntal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
meliyarkuntal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
miriyarkunatal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
miriyarkuntarkoti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
muruvilimiriyarkuntal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mutillattali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mutivar kuntal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mutivarkulal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mutiyarkulal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
neeli taar	Other	Med. Pl. for Oral Diseases in C Punjab (Fatima et al., 2018)
nelamuda balli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nilatar	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nilathari	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
nirmooliaka shavela	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nirmuli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
nirmuliakashavela	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ovaiyarkoonthal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pallinarkolalikodi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pallinarkulali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pallinarkulalikkoti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
papmpacatini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
parasite	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
passi teega	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
passithiga	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
piracarani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
piracarini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
piracatini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
priacarini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sadadari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
saragbaburi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
saragbali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sarak-bel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sarka babaiya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
savarapukaada	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
savarapukada	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
seethammapogu noolu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
seethasavaramu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
seragbali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shorno lota	Other	Ethnomed. of Garo Hills, Durgapur, Bangladesh (Khan et al., 2015)
shwe-new	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
shwe-nwe-pin	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
shyaavige balli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sikari lahara	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
sitama purgonalu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sitammapogunulu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sitammapoorgoonoolooo	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sitana pugonalu	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
sitasavaramu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sithamma-pogunulu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sithamma-savaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sithammasavaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
southern asian dodder	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
stiama purgonalu	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
tar botay	Other	Ethnomed. of Marghazar Valley, Pakistan (Yousufzai et al., 2010)
tikhme kasus	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tokaikkulal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tokaikkularkoti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tokaikulal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tokaikularkoti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tondari	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
tukhm kasus	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tukhm-e-kasoos	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
tukhme-kasus	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
tumparakikakkodi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tumparakikam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tumpuracikakkoti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tumpuracikam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vyomavallika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
zajmool	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
zarbuti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
අග මුල නැති වැල්	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Whole plant		MAPs in Makawanpur, C Nepal (Bhattarai & Tamang, 2017)
Whole plant		Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014)
Whole plant		Med. Pl. for Oral Diseases in C Punjab (Fatima et al., 2018)
Whole plant		Med. Pl. in Arid Regions of N. Punjab, Pakistan (Ashfaq et al., 2019)
Seeds, Whole plant		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
Whole plant		Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
Whole plant		Indig. Knwlg. of Med. Pl., Pakistan. (Khan et al., 2020)
Whole plant		Ethnobot. of Pl. Resources in Pakistan (Sher & Hussain, 2009)
Plant		Weeds & Med. Pl. of Shawar Valley, Pakistan (Islam et al., 2006)
Whole plant		Indig. Uses of Pl. of Malakand, Pakistan (Habib-Ul-Hassan et al., 2015)
Stem		Ethnomed. of Marghazar Valley, Pakistan (Yousufzai et al., 2010)
seed		Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
fruit, stem	dried stem and fruits	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
Fruit (Seed), Whole Plant		Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 2 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Kadurias reflexa (Roxb.) Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 91 (1838).
Monogynella reflexa (Roxb.) Holub Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 12: 429 (1977).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Cuscuta reflesxa Roxb.	Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014)
Cuscuta reflexa	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
Cuscuta reflexa Linn.	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
Cuscuta reflexa Roxb	Ethnobot. of Pl. Resources in Pakistan (Sher & Hussain, 2009) Med. Pl. for Oral Diseases in C Punjab (Fatima et al., 2018) Pl. of Shawar Valley, Pakistan (Hussain et al., 2006) Weeds & Med. Pl. of Shawar Valley, Pakistan (Islam et al., 2006)
Cuscuta reflexa Roxb.	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Ethnobot. Relevance of Weed Flora, Pakistan (Khan et al., 2016) Ethnomed. of Garo Hills, Durgapur, Bangladesh (Khan et al., 2015) Ethnomed. of Marghazar Valley, Pakistan (Yousufzai et al., 2010) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Indig. Knwlg. of Med. Pl., Pakistan. (Khan et al., 2020) Indig. Uses of Pl. of Malakand, Pakistan (Habib-Ul-Hassan et al., 2015) MAPs in Makawanpur, C Nepal (Bhattarai & Tamang, 2017) Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) Med. Pl. in Arid Regions of N. Punjab, Pakistan (Ashfaq et al., 2019) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Cuscuta reflexa Roxburgh	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Cuscuta reﬂexa Roxb.	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017)

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