Slender Dodder Laurel
Cassytha glabella
About Slender Dodder Laurel
Slender Dodder Laurel (Cassytha glabella) is a herb used in the Aboriginal Australian Medicine tradition to help with Wound Healing, Fever, Digestive Issues, and Skin Health. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Cassytha glabella, commonly known as the slender devil's twine, is a common twining plant of the Laurel family, found in many of the moister parts of Australia. A hemi-parasitic climber. The specific epithet glabella is from Latin, referring to the lack of hairs. The fruit are sweet and mucousy to taste. The Devil's Twine (Cassytha pubescens) and Cassytha melantha are similar, but with thicker (and in the case of the former) hairier stems.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist