Bangladesh:Cuscuta

Cuscuta reflexa Roxb.

name	Cuscuta reflexa Roxb.
Local Name	Jigro-bang
Tribe (Info)	Marma
Village	-
District ( Map)	-
Part(s) Used	-
Ailment	The whole vine is taken as a vegetable and acts as a sexual stimulant.
Procurement
The information is collected by Prof. Rahmatullah, University of Development Alternative, Bangladesh.

name	Cuscuta reflexa Roxb.
Local Name	Jigro
Tribe (Info)	Rakhain
Village	-
District ( Map)	-
Part(s) Used	Vine
Ailment	Fever, body pain, rheumatic pain, sex stimulant. 4 handful of vines are shredded and boiled in 0. 5 L water till the volume is reduced to 150 ml. The water is strained through cloth and bottled. 3 teaspoon full of the water is to be taken thrice daily for a month for fever, body pain, rheumatic pain, and as a sex stimulant. Paste of vine is applied to area affected by rheumatic pain followed by mild warming to ease pain.
Procurement
The information is collected by Prof. Rahmatullah, University of Development Alternative, Bangladesh.

name	Cuscuta reflexa Roxb.
Local Name	Swarnalata
Tribe (Info)	-
Village	Kaghyul village
District ( Map)	Bogra
Part(s) Used	Whole plant
Ailment	Prostate cancer, to increase cow窶冱 milk
Procurement	Kaghyul village, Bogra
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name	Cuscuta reflexa Roxb.
Local Name	Shunno lata
Tribe (Info)	-
Village	-
District ( Map)	Noakhali
Part(s) Used	Vine
Ailment	The vines are crushed in water and then further crushed on a shil-nora for extracting juice. The extract is filtered and fed to patient for curing of pain in bones and to remove gall bladder stones.
Procurement
The information is collected by Prof. Rahmatullah, University of Development Alternative, Bangladesh.

name	Cuscuta reflexa Roxb.
Local Name	Swarna lata
Tribe (Info)	-
Village	-
District ( Map)	Tangail
Part(s) Used	Vine
Ailment	Whitish discharge in bulls. 1. 100 ml of juice obtained from vines are fed on an empty stomach in the morning for 7 days.
Procurement
The information is collected by Prof. Rahmatullah, University of Development Alternative, Bangladesh.

name	Cuscuta reflexa Roxb.
Local Name	Swarna lata
Tribe (Info)	Garo
Village	-
District ( Map)	Tangail
Part(s) Used	Whole plant
Ailment	Jaundice, anthelmintic. In cases of jaundice, the whole plant is hung around the neck with fruits of Oroxylum indicum. The plant is also used as anthelmintic.
Procurement
The information is collected by Prof. Rahmatullah, University of Development Alternative, Bangladesh.

name	Cuscuta reflexa Roxb.
Local Name	Shorno lata
Tribe (Info)	Garo
Village	-
District ( Map)	Sherpur
Part(s) Used	-
Ailment	Jaundice. Take odd number of Achyranthes aspera roots, 18窶?of Cuscuta reflexa, odd number of Amaranthus spinosus root, and odd number of Cajanus cajan leaves. Make a paste with 500 ml water. Take thrice daily in equal amounts.
Procurement
The information is collected by Prof. Rahmatullah, University of Development Alternative, Bangladesh.

name	Cuscuta reflexa Roxb.
Local Name	Swarna lota, Alok lota
Tribe (Info)	Santal
Village	-
District ( Map)	Rajshahi
Part(s) Used	Whole vine
Ailment	Excessive bleeding after menstruation. Paste of Cuscuta reflexa is made separately with paste of whole plant of Achyranthes aspera. Achyranthera aspera paste is warmed and mixed with paste of Cuscuta reflexa and tied to vaginal area before sleeping for 7 days.
Procurement
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name	Cuscuta reflexa Roxb.
Local Name	Shuitang
Tribe (Info)	Chak
Village	-
District ( Map)	-
Part(s) Used	Vine
Ailment	Impotency, scabies, eczema. Vines are boiled in water for half hour followed by drinking of a glassful of the water to cure impotency. Juice squeezed from the vines is applied to scabies and eczema.
Procurement
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name	Cuscuta reflexa Roxb.
Local Name	Ore-rui
Tribe (Info)	Murong
Village	-
District ( Map)	-
Part(s) Used	Vine, fruit
Ailment	Loosening of stool, carminative, fever, diarrhea, gastrointestinal disorders, acidity, and throat pains. The whole vine is boiled in water and taken as tea for loosening of stools. The fruits are dried and made into tablets and taken as remedy for fever. Seeds or fruits when eaten acts as remedy for gastrointestinal problems, acidity and so acts as a carminative. Three handful of vine are boiled in two glasses of water till the volume is reduced to 1 glass. When drunk it acts as a remedy for diarrhea, fever, and throat pains.
Procurement
The information is collected by Prof. Rahmatullah, University of Development Alternative, Bangladesh.

name	Cuscuta reflexa Roxb.
Local Name	Kio-grow
Tribe (Info)	Tripura
Village	-
District ( Map)	-
Part(s) Used	Vine
Ailment	Edema, body ache, sexual stimulant, maintain good hepatic functions, jaundice. 1. Vines are cut into small pieces and boiled in 2 glass full of water till the volume is reduced to one glass. Half glass of the water is to be drunk every morning for edema, body ache and as sexual stimulant. 2. Leaf paste is made into bean seed-size pills. 2 pills are taken thrice daily to maintain good hepatic function and as a remedy for jaundice.
Procurement
The information is collected by Prof. Rahmatullah, University of Development Alternative, Bangladesh.