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Cuscuta chinensis Lam.
Scientific Synonyms:

Previous name used in the website: Cuscuta chinensis
Family name: CONVOLVULACEAE
English name: Chinese Dodder
Dodder
Sinhala name: Aga mula nethi wel (අගමුල නැතිවැල්)
Tamil name: Available soon
Sanskrit name: Akashavalli
Amaravalli
Conservation status: VU - Vulnerable - NRL - 2020
Description: Parasitic climber without leaves, stems slender, less than 0.4 mm in diameter, yellow. Inflorrescences of dense glomerules. Flowers sessile or shortly pedicellate; corolla yellowish, somewhat globular, 3-3.5 mm long, remaining on the developing capsule, tube about twice as long as the lobes. Fruits capsular, depressed globose; seeds 1.25 mm long.
Native Distribution Status: Native
Edible parts: Available soon
Treatment for: Pruritus
Inflamed Eye
Sore Head
Parts used in Treatment: Whole Plant
Seeds
Related Medical Properties: Available soon
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