RECENT REVIEW ON PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, PHYTOPHYSIOLOGY, PHYTOCHEMISTRY AND ETHONOPHARMACOLOGY OF CUSCUTA REFLEXA ROXB. A WONDERFUL PARASITIC PLANT
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Pharmacy (IRJP) - Year 2012, Vol 3, Issue 7
Abstract
Cuscuta reflexa is an evergreen parasitic plant. Cuscuta is using traditionally in medicinal system. The plant Cuscuta is used for treatment of disease like fits, melancholy and insanity, headache, disease of spleen, jaundice. Many phytochemicals are found in the plant like cuscutin, luteolin, ducitol, cuscutamin & caffeic acid etc. Cuscuta reflexa is one of the richest sources of antioxidant flavonoids. This review article cover the major areas as phytochemistry, medicinal, phytophysiological, genetics and moleculer level study, which will be useful for exploring the hidden aspects on C. reflexa in future.
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Ashwani Kumar , Sapna Rani , Somiya Sagwal , Niketa
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