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The genus Cuscuta (Convolvolaceac): An updated review on indigenous uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacology

Cuscuta, commonly known as dodder, is a genus of family convolvolaceace. Approximately 170 species of Cuscuta are extensively distributed in temperate and subtropical areas of the world. Species of this genus are widely used as essential constituents in functional foods and traditional medicinal sys...

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Autores principales: Noureen, Shazia, Noreen, Sobia, Ghumman, Shazia Akram, Batool, Fozia, Bukhari, Syed Nasir Abbas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7038433/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32128087
http://dx.doi.org/10.22038/ijbms.2019.35296.8407
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description Cuscuta, commonly known as dodder, is a genus of family convolvolaceace. Approximately 170 species of Cuscuta are extensively distributed in temperate and subtropical areas of the world. Species of this genus are widely used as essential constituents in functional foods and traditional medicinal systems. Various parts of many members of Cuscuta have been found efficacious against a variety of diseases. Phytochemical investigations have confirmed presence of biologically active moieties such as flavonoids, alkaloids, lignans, saponines, phenolics, tannins, and fatty acids. Pharmacological studies and traditional uses of these plants have proved that they are effective antibacterial, antioxidant, antiostioporotic, hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, antipyretic, antihypertensive, analgesic, anti hair fall, and antisteriogenic agents.
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spelling pubmed-70384332020-03-03 The genus Cuscuta (Convolvolaceac): An updated review on indigenous uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacology Noureen, Shazia Noreen, Sobia Ghumman, Shazia Akram Batool, Fozia Bukhari, Syed Nasir Abbas Iran J Basic Med Sci Review Article Cuscuta, commonly known as dodder, is a genus of family convolvolaceace. Approximately 170 species of Cuscuta are extensively distributed in temperate and subtropical areas of the world. Species of this genus are widely used as essential constituents in functional foods and traditional medicinal systems. Various parts of many members of Cuscuta have been found efficacious against a variety of diseases. Phytochemical investigations have confirmed presence of biologically active moieties such as flavonoids, alkaloids, lignans, saponines, phenolics, tannins, and fatty acids. Pharmacological studies and traditional uses of these plants have proved that they are effective antibacterial, antioxidant, antiostioporotic, hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, antipyretic, antihypertensive, analgesic, anti hair fall, and antisteriogenic agents. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2019-11 /pmc/articles/PMC7038433/ /pubmed/32128087 http://dx.doi.org/10.22038/ijbms.2019.35296.8407 Text en This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title The genus Cuscuta (Convolvolaceac): An updated review on indigenous uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacology
title_full The genus Cuscuta (Convolvolaceac): An updated review on indigenous uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacology
title_fullStr The genus Cuscuta (Convolvolaceac): An updated review on indigenous uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacology
title_full_unstemmed The genus Cuscuta (Convolvolaceac): An updated review on indigenous uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacology
title_short The genus Cuscuta (Convolvolaceac): An updated review on indigenous uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacology
title_sort genus cuscuta (convolvolaceac): an updated review on indigenous uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacology
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7038433/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32128087
http://dx.doi.org/10.22038/ijbms.2019.35296.8407
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