Naveed Muhammad, Sana Ullah, Abdur Rauf, Muhammad Atif, Seema Patel, Muhammad Israr, Sajid Akbar, Omer Shehzad, Muhammad Saeed, Saud Bawazeer, Md Sahab Uddin, Marina Derkho, Mohammad Ali Shariati, Mohammad S Mubarak
Background: Cuscuta reflexa (dodder) belonging to the family Convolvulaceae has many ethno-medicinal uses such as antidiarrheal and antiemetic. This plant has been employed to treat diarrhea, where the antidiarrheal use of this plant is well established in different communities around the world without scientific bases. In addition, the antibacterial, anthelmintic, anticholinergic, and antihistaminic effects of this parasitic vine are partly responsible for the folkloric antidiarrheal use of this plant...
2021: Toxicology Reports