Cuscuta europaea (European dodder)

Traditional uses

Turkey

  • Alterative
  • Anodyne
  • Aperient
  • Apertif
  • Aphrodisiac
  • Carminative
  • Demulcent
  • Depurative
  • Diuretic
  • Liver
  • Scurvy
  • Sudorific
  • Tonic

Tradition unspecified

  • Cancer

Chemicals

Plant

  • ASH — 80000
  • K20 — 60000
  • LEUCOANTHOCYANIN

Root

  • GLUCOSE — 25000
  • PHLOBAPHENE — 30000
  • TANNIN — 60000
  • BERGENIN

Activities

  1. Antidysenteric — 2 compounds; BERGENIN, TANNIN
  2. Antihepatotoxic — 2 compounds; toxic activity; GLUCOSE, TANNIN
  3. Antioxidant — 2 compounds; LEUCOANTHOCYANIN, TANNIN
  4. Antiulcer — 2 compounds; BERGENIN, TANNIN
  5. Pesticide — 2 compounds; BERGENIN, TANNIN
  6. Acetylcholinergic — 1 compounds; GLUCOSE
  7. Anthelmintic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  8. Antiamebic — 1 compounds; BERGENIN
  9. Antiarrhythmic — 1 compounds; BERGENIN
  10. Antibacterial — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  11. Antibronchitic — 1 compounds; BERGENIN
  12. Anticancer — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  13. Anticariogenic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  14. Antidiarrheic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  15. Antiedemic — 1 compounds; GLUCOSE
  16. Antifeedant — 1 compounds; BERGENIN
  17. AntiHIV — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  18. Antihypertensive — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  19. Antiinflammatory — 1 compounds; BERGENIN
  20. Antiketotic — 1 compounds; GLUCOSE
  21. Antilipolytic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  22. Antimutagenic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; TANNIN
  23. Antinephritic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  24. Antiophidic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  25. Antiradicular — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  26. Antirenitic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  27. Antitumor — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  28. Antitumor-Promoter — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  29. Antitussive — 1 compounds; BERGENIN
  30. Antivaricose — 1 compounds; GLUCOSE
  31. Antiviral — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  32. Cancer-Preventive — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  33. Carcinogenic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; TANNIN
  34. Chelator — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  35. Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  36. Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  37. Hepatoprotective — 1 compounds; toxic activity; TANNIN
  38. Hyperglycemic — 1 compounds; GLUCOSE
  39. Immunosuppressant — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  40. Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  41. MAO-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  42. Memory-Enhancer — 1 compounds; GLUCOSE
  43. Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  44. Psychotropic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  45. Sedative — 1 compounds; BERGENIN
  46. Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; TANNIN

Toxic compounds

  • GLUCOSE — Antihepatotoxic; Root
  • TANNIN — Antihepatotoxic; Root
  • TANNIN — Antimutagenic; Root
  • TANNIN — Carcinogenic; Root
  • TANNIN — Hepatoprotective; Root