Dodder seeds is actually seed of a parasitic annual plant and has typical parasitic adaptations, it does not have any leaves or roots and devoid of the plant pigment chlorophyll, it is therefore absolutely dependent on the host plant for its survival. The dodder uses its parasitic suckers to suck nutrients and to climb over other plants. Dodder can be recognized even by the smell of the flowers, these possess a penetrating sweet perfume like smell that is particularly strong in the cool evening air.
It has the ability to prevent certain cancer cells and thus reduce the incidence of cancer., Dodder seeds can improve bone density and promote hyaline cartilage repair., Dodder seeds can increase the wet weight of thymus and immune organ spleen and thus enhance the phagocytosis of peritoneal macrophage, promote the proliferation of spleen lymphocytes and induce the generation of interleukin. As a result, it effectively enhances immunity.