Does anybody know what are the medicinal uses or any other ethnobotanical uses of Cuscuta japonica?
If you know websites containing any information about Cuscuta japonica please link to them.
Answer
Here is some basic information about Cuscuta japonica and a list of ethnobotanical uses which includes medicinal uses and other uses of Cuscuta japonica.
Cuscuta japonica basic info
Scientific Name: Cuscuta japonica Choisy.
Family: Convolvulaceae.
Genus: Cuscuta.
Description: Cuscuta japonica, commonly known as Japanese Dodder, is a parasitic vine. It has been listed by the State of California as a noxious weed. – for more info about Cuscuta japonica See link
Ethnobotanical and folk medicinal uses of Cuscuta japonica
- Ache(Back)
- Ejaculation
- Enuresis
- Kidney
- Laxative
- Liver
- Paralysis
- Rheumatism
- Wart
*The information in this list is based on the ethnobotanical data in Dr. Duke’s Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases.
Dr. Duke does not recommend using this information for self diagnosis or self medication. – See link
Cuscuta japonica in other websites
Cuscuta japonica common names, economics importance, distributional range and more in the USDA GRIN website – See link.
Search PubMed (US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health) for academic researches with the search term Cuscuta japonica – See link.
See if there is something in Youtube on the term Cuscuta japonica – See link.