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Abstract
Accepted Date:
17/04/2013 Parasitic plants obtain their nutrients from another plant by penetrating
Publish Date: to their host xylem and as well as formulations can be brought into market
27/04/2013 to the host phloem. They absorb water and food stuffs such as sugar and
amino acid
id from their host plant. There are number of parasitic plants
Keywords
which are medicinally important and one among them is Cuscuta reflexa
Cuscuta reflexa,
(Convolvulaceae). It is commonly known as Akashvalli, Amarvalli and
Akashvalli,
Akashvel in Sanskrit. The written evidence of Cuscuta reflexa is available
Parasitic plants,
since medieval period in various Nighantu like Raj Nighantu, Bhavprakash
Amarvel,
Nighantu, Nighantu Adarsh and Shankar Nighantu. The herb has only one
Cuscutin,
formulation, Akashvalli Arka besides having good therapeutic effect. The
Dodder.
present work reviews the information of the plant so that more research
Corresponding Author can be carried out and effective
Ms. Kaur Amrinder
grains plenty, minute, simple, spherical but chloroform22, seed contain fixed oil
few of larger in sizes also are embedded in (3%)10,19, colouring matter (amarbelin)10,19,
the parenchymatous cells of the whole wax19, dulcitol15, laurotetanine (alkaloid) it
section19. create convulsion, if used in large quantity
then cause death15, scoparone, melanettin,
Powder characters
hyperoside, aromadendrin, taxifolin,
Shows plenty of globular to irregular shaped astragalin, myricetin, kaempferol, apigenin
resin masses and starch grains, scattered as 7-O- glucoside, luteolin, quercetin, 6,7
such or embedded in the parenchymatous dimethoxy -2H-1 benzopyran -2-one, 3-(3,4-
cell, elongated resin ducts filled with dihydroxyphenyl) -2- propen- 1- ethanoate,
granular contents in surface view, 6,7,8- trimethoxy- 2H- benzopyran- 2- one,
Tel. Nulu tega, Sitama purgonalu, Sitamma pogu nalu, Sitama purgonalu
Farsi Aphtimoon
Yunani Aphtimoon
Gwalior Amarbel
Pers. Tukhm-i-Kasusa
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