The bright side of parasitic plants: what are they good for?

J Těšitel, AR Li, K Knotková, R McLellan… - Plant …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Parasitic plants are mostly viewed as pests. This is caused by several species causing
serious damage to agriculture and forestry. There is however much more to parasitic plants …

The plant vampire diaries: a historic perspective on Cuscuta research

M Hartenstein, M Albert, K Krause - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The angiosperm genus Cuscuta lives as an almost achlorophyllous root-and leafless
holoparasite and has therefore occupied scientists for more than a century. The 'evolution'of …

Quantitative ethnobotanical exploration of wild medicinal plants of Arang Valley, District Bajaur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan: a mountainous region of the Hindu …

A Haq, L Badshah, W Hussain… - Ethnobotany Research …, 2023 - ethnobotanyjournal.org
Background. Globally, humans traditionally use plants for the treatment of a variety of
diseases. To document ethnomedical knowledge and practices, the remote Arange Valley of …

[HTML][HTML] Low Doses of Cuscuta reflexa Extract Act as Natural Biostimulants to Improve the Germination Vigor, Growth, and Grain Yield of Wheat Grown under Water …

Q Ali, R Perveen, MA El-Esawi, S Ali, SM Hussain… - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of Cuscuta reflexa extract (CRE)
on the activities of germination enzymes, seed germination vigor, biomass production …

[HTML][HTML] Cuscuta chinensis flavonoids alleviate ovarian damage in offspring female mice induced by BPA exposure during pregnancy by regulating the central carbon …

Q Zhao, Y Liu, Y Chuo, X Wang, Y Jiao, W Shi… - … and Environmental Safety, 2024 - Elsevier
Pregnancy is a sensitive window period for bisphenol A (BPA) exposure. BPA can pass
through the placenta and cause reproductive damage in offspring female mice. Even BPA …

[HTML][HTML] Should bacteriophages be classified as parasites or predators?

G Węgrzyn - Polish Journal of Microbiology, 2022 - sciendo.com
Bacteriophages are viruses infecting bacteria and propagating in bacterial cells. They were
discovered over 100 years ago, and for decades they played crucial roles as models in …

Antioxidative and ROS-dependent apoptotic effects of Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. stem against human lung cancer: network pharmacology and in vitro experimental …

AM Elasbali, WA Al-Soud… - Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Lung cancer remains a formidable global health challenge, necessitating the exploration of
novel therapeutic approaches. This study investigates the potential of Cuscuta reflexa Roxb …

[PDF][PDF] Antibacterial Activity of Aqueous and Methanolic Extract of Mentha piperita against Pervasive Bacteria Isolated from Urial the Ovis vignei.

M Ghazwani, AR Hakami, SS Sani, S Sultana… - Pakistan Veterinary …, 2023 - pvj.com.pk
Typhimurium) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) and against one Gram-
positive Bacteria Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus). Fresh feces and skin swab samples …

Ameliorative effects of Cuscuta reflexa and Peucedanum grande on letrozole induced polycystic ovary syndrome in Wistar rats

F Kausar, MA Rather, SM Bashir, RM Alsaffar… - Redox …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives The current study was designed to examine the therapeutic role of hydroalcoholic
extract of Cuscuta reflexa Roxb (CRE) and Peucedanum grande CB Clarke (PGE) on …

Green synthesis of silver/silver oxide composite nanoparticles using Cuscuta Reflexa plant for the insecticidal applications

BH Shinde, PB Shinde, AK Inamdar, SN Inamdar… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
Silver/silver oxide composite nanoparticles were synthesized using Cuscuta Reflexa plant
fragments without any extraction process at room temperature. The prepared silver/silver …