The Halok plant is one of the parasitic plants that has sparked the attention of researchers in the areas of agriculture and the environment due to the nature of its unusual growth and its harmful effect on agricultural crops, as it belongs to this plant to the Halukian family, and is characterized by being chlorophyll, which makes it unable to carry out the optical construction process, and depends entirely in its feeding on the roots of host plants.
Haloc is spread in many regions around the world, especially in warm and dry environments, and targets different types of crops such as beans, lentils, and tomatoes, which leads to great economic losses. Despite its uncommon appearance that may arouse curiosity, understanding the mechanism of its growth and its control methods is very important to protect food security and achieve sustainable agricultural development.
The benefits of Haloc plant
According to medicinal plant experts, Halok has several therapeutic properties, the most prominent of which are:
Treating the problems of the skin infected with coincidences or porous.
• Speeding wound healing by using it as a natural dress.
• Help take out kidney stones when consumed as a drink.
Treating vomiting and diarrhea.
• Stopping blood bleeding thanks to its holding capacity in its dry form.
Reducing blood pressure when consumed fresh.
Why Haluk Parasite?
Halok is scientifically described as a parasitic plant because it does not perform the optical construction itself, but rather sticks to the roots of other plants to absorb food and water from it.
This behavior weakens the host crop and leads to low productivity, especially in bean crops, lentils, beans, eggplant, and cocons
The uses of the Haluk medicinal plant
Despite its agricultural damage, halawk is used in herbal medicine in multiple ways, most notably:
Prepare topical products for wounds and skin problems.
Extract herbal drinks to treat gravel and digestion problems.
– Use its dry powder to prepare vehicles to stop the bleeding.
Other uses for halo –
Besides folk medicine, Halok enters some traditional medical industries, as natural compounds with astringent and anti -inflammatory properties are extracted from it, and it is also used in scientific research to develop herbal drugs.
Haloc damage
Despite its medical benefits, Halok has a major negative impact on agricultural production, as it reduces the productivity of field crops and vegetables, and causes the spread of plant infections to the neighboring fields, in addition to that it is difficult to get rid of its seeds that remain active for decades, so experts are advised to grow it in isolated areas if the goal is to benefit from it.
