Steinmetz:Cuscuta
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Cuscuta epithymum
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- tannin
- gum
- resins
- potash
- cuscutin
- cuscuterin
- cuscutalin
- Action
- laxative
- appetising
- cholagogue
- antiscorbutic. - It is a parasite living on Thyme and on some other plants
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Cuscuta europaea
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- Europe (including Great Britain)
- China
- Japan
- India.
- Part(s) Used
- Herba Cuscutae
- Semen Cuscutae
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- Constituent(s)
- cytase
- amylase (enzymes)
- potash
- magnesium
- phosphoric acid
- Action
- herb; aperient
- tonic
- anodyne
- alterative
- hepatic
- carminative
- aphrodisiac
- sudorific
- demulcent
- appetising
- diuretic
- antiscorbutic; seed: depurative
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