Amarbel: (Cuscuta reflexa) is a

Amarbel (Cuscuta reflexa) is a plant that grows on other plants and has various medicinal properties. Learn how Amarbel can help with gastrointestinal, liver, hair, wound, and skin problems in Ayurveda. Amarbel : Traditional Uses Explored One fascinating thread that crosses generations and nations in the great fabric of traditional medicine is Amarbel . This parasitic plant, also called Amarbel is a type of parasitic creeper (bel) with green-yellow colour, without leaves. Its countless branches are wrapped around other plants and trees and get their nutrition from them. It does not contain chlorophyll at all, so it cannot prepare its food through photosynthesis. Cuscuta (/ kʌsˈkjuːtə /), commonly known as dodder or amarbel , is a genus of over 201 species of yellow, orange, or red (rarely green) parasitic plants.