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Ethnobotanical Plant Cassytha filiformis

Common Name
Rambut puteri (Princess hair); Akasbel; Tali puteri (Princess thread)

Activities

Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Anasarca India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Bilious Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Cold Solomon I Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Collyrium Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Dropsy India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Dysentery Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Enterosis Java Duke, 1992 *
Hair-Oil Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Insecticide Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Poison Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Sclerosis not available Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Skin Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Sore Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Urethritis Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Vermifuge Java Duke, 1992 *