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''[[Cissus quadrangularis]]'' has been evaluated for medical uses. |
''[[Cissus quadrangularis]]'' has been evaluated for potential medical uses. As a source of [[carotenoid]]s, [[triterpenoid]]s and [[ascorbic acid]] the extracts may have potential for medical effects, including "gastroprotective activity"<ref name="Jainu">{{cite journal | doi = 10.1016/j.jep.2005.08.076}}</ref> and benefits in terms of "lipid metabolism and oxidative stress".<ref name="Oben">{{cite journal | doi = 10.1186/1476-511X-6-4}}</ref> ''[[Cissus quinquangularis]]'' was used by the [[Maasai people]] of [[Kenya]] to relieve some of the symptoms of [[malaria]].<ref>{{cite journal | doi = 10.1186/1746-4269-2-22}}</ref> |
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''[[Cissus quinquangularis]]'' is used by the [[Maasai people]] of [[Kenya]] as an [[herbalism|herbal remedy]] for [[malaria]].<ref>Bussmann, R. W., et al. (2006). [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1475560/ Plant use of the Maasai of Sekenani Valley, Maasai Mara, Kenya.] ''J Ethnobiol Ethnomed'' 2 22.</ref> |
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Also used in joint/tendon health for bodybuilding. (This statement is true that bodybuilders use it but requires citation.) |
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===Ornamental=== |
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Cissus is a genus of approximately 350 species of woody vines in the grape family (Vitaceae). They have a cosmopolitan distribution, though the majority are to be found in the tropics. In Tamil they are known as pirandai (பிரண்டை).
Uses
Medicinal
Cissus quadrangularis has been evaluated for potential medical uses. As a source of carotenoids, triterpenoids and ascorbic acid the extracts may have potential for medical effects, including "gastroprotective activity"[2] and benefits in terms of "lipid metabolism and oxidative stress".[3] Cissus quinquangularis was used by the Maasai people of Kenya to relieve some of the symptoms of malaria.[4]
Ornamental
Cissus antarctica and C. alata are cultivated as garden plants.
Ecology
Cissus species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Hypercompe eridanus and Hypercompe icasia.
Taxonomy
The generic name is derived from the Greek word κισσος (kissos), meaning "ivy".[5] In the 1980s the genus was split according to some details of the flower. The large caudiciform species were moved to the new genus Cyphostemma.
Selected species
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Formerly placed here
- Ampelopsis glandulosa var. brevipedunculata (Maxim.) Momiy (as C. brevipedunculata Maxim.)
- Ampelopsis orientalis (Lam.) Planch. (as C. orientalis Lam.)
- Ampelopsis vitifolia Planch. (as C. vitifolia Boiss.)
- Cayratia geniculata (Blume) Gagnep. (as C. geniculata Blume)
- Cayratia trifolia (L.) Domin (as C. trifolia (L.) K.Schum.)
- Cyphostemma bainesii (Hook.f.) Desc. (as C. bainesii (Hook.f.) Gilg & M.Brandt)
- Cyphostemma cirrhosum (Thunb.) Desc. (as C. cirrhosa (Thunb.) Willd.)
- Cyphostemma currorii (Hook.f.) Desc. (as C. currorii Hook.f. or C. crameriana Schinz)
- Cyphostemma juttae (Dinter & Gilg) Desc. (as C. juttae Dinter & Gilg)
- Rhoicissus tomentosa (Lam.) Wild & R.B.Drumm. (as C. capensis Willd. or C. tomentosa Lam.)
- Strychnos umbellata (Lour.) Merr. (as C. umbellata Lour.)
- Tetrastigma leucostaphylum (Dennst.) Alston ex Mabb. (as C. lanceolaria Roxb. or C. leucostaphyla Dennst.)
- Tetrastigma serrulatum (Roxb.) Planch. (as C. serrulata Roxb.)[6]
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References
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Wikispecies has information related to Cissus.
- ^ "Cissus L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2006-04-03. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
- ^ . doi:10.1016/j.jep.2005.08.076.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ . doi:10.1186/1476-511X-6-4.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help)CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ . doi:10.1186/1746-4269-2-22.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help)CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Eggli, Urs (2002). Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants. Vol. 5: Dicotyledons. Springer. p. 452. ISBN 9783540419662.
- ^ a b "Species Records of Cissus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
- ^ "Cissus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
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