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''[[Cuscuta chinensis]]'' Lam. is often mentioned as a medicinal plant in Africa. However, it is a species mainly occurring in Asia and Australia, but is also recorded from Egypt. It may be present in tropical Africa as an adventive, but it is not well-documented. In Madagascar, the stems of Cuscuta chinensis are used as laxative. In Asian medicine the plant is used for similar purposes as Cuscuta australis R.Br., a widespread species in tropical Africa. The medicinal uses of this species are described in a separate article.
=== ''Cuscuta chinensishyalina'' ===''[[Cuscuta chinensishyalina]]'' Roth occurs from Sudan and Ethiopia south to Namibia and South Africa, and also in the Cape Verde Islands and India. It is parasitic on ''Trianthema'' and ''Tribulus'', and occurs in relatively dry localities. The Sukuma people of Tanzania apply a dressing made of the plant on boils and ulcers. In laboratory tests, an acetone extract of the plant acted against ''Culex'' mosquitos by interrupting morphogenesis and preventing egg-laying.
=== ''Cuscuta planiflora'' ===
