Description
CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS
Cissus quadrangularis is a vine that grows in Africa and parts of Asia. It is one of the most commonly used medicinal plants in Thailand, and is also used in traditional African and Ayurvedic medicine. All parts of the plant are used for medicine. Cissus quadrangularis is commonly used for bone health and weight loss.
cissus quadrangularis has been used as a medicinal plant since antiquity. Cissus has been used in various Ayurvedic classical medicines to heal broken bones and injured ligaments and tendons. In siddha medicine it is considered a tonic andanalgesic, and is believed to help heal broken bones, thus its name asthisamharaka (that which prevents the destruction of bones). The Assamese people and the Garo tribe of Meghalaya and Bangladesh have used C. quadrangularis for bone fracture.
Uses of Cissus quadrangularis
Cissus quadrangularis is used particularly to treat the following conditions:
- hemorrhoids
- obesity
- allergies
- asthma
- bone loss
- gout
- diabetes
- high cholesterol
