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Chinese dodder is one of the plants of a family called dodders, in Latin the name of this plant will sound like this: Cuscuta chinensis Lam. As for the name of the Chinese dodder family itself, in Latin it will be like this: Cuscutaceae Dumort.
Description of Chinese dodder
Dodder Chinese is an annual herb, endowed with rather thin and threadlike stems. The diameter of the stems of this plant will not even reach one millimeter, such stems will be smooth and bare, and they are painted in light yellow tones. The length of the flowers of the Chinese dodder will be about four millimeters, they are on rather short pedicels and they are painted in yellowish tones. Such flowers can be either slightly shorter than the calyx, or equal in length, these flowers, three to seven pieces, are in a small umbrella-shaped inflorescence. At the base, such flowers will be endowed with almost transparent keeled, whole-edged and narrow-triangular bracts.
The calyx of this plant will be broadly conical, its length is two to two and a half millimeters. This calyx of the Chinese dodder is cut up to half into obtuse, pointed and triangular-ovate lobes, while the calyx itself seems to be somewhat knotty.
The flowering of the Chinese dodder falls on the period from May to June, while the ripening of the fruits of this plant will last from June to September. Under natural conditions, this plant is found in Central Asia, as well as in the Primorsky region and in the west of the Amur region of the Far East. As for the general distribution, this plant can be found in Japan, Iran, China, Mongolia and Afghanistan. For the growth of Chinese dodder prefers weeds, weeds and crops. In addition, such a plant can infect other crops.
Description of the medicinal properties of Chinese dodder
Chinese dodder is endowed with very valuable medicinal properties, while for medicinal purposes it is recommended to use the herb and seeds of this plant. Grass includes the leaves, flowers and stems of this plant.
The presence of such valuable healing properties is recommended to be explained by the content of sugars, resins, cholesterol, stigmasterol, beta-amyrin, wax and fats in the seeds of this plant. In the grass, in turn, amarbelin, cuscutin, kaempferol, bergenin and couscutalin, which is a pharmacologically active substance, will be present.
As for traditional medicine, here this plant is quite widespread. The herb of this plant is recommended as a very valuable choleretic agent, while the seeds are used as a laxative, diaphoretic, antihelminthic and carminative.
Dodder Chinese is used for urinary incontinence, scabies, leucorrhoea, for washing wounds and as an external remedy for blenorrhea. Dodder seeds should be used for hypertension, pneumonia, impotence, nephritis, and also used as a strengthening, expectorant, tonic and choleretic agent. Lotions based on a decoction of young shoots of this plant are indicated for use in inflammation of the eyes, sores and ulcers.
In addition, such a plant is used as a remedy that will strengthen muscles and bones, and is also used for dizziness, enuresis, severe anxiety of the fetus in the womb, general loss of strength and rabies, with wet dreams, sore throat and fever. It should be noted that this plant is very valuable and a positive result will be noticeable rather quickly when taken.
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