Cissus quadrangularis var. pubescens
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Root, Vegetable
The root is used for soup flavouring.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo DR, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mali, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania,
How to Identify
A climbing succulent. The stems are slender and they are hairy. The leaves have 3-5 lobes.
Medicinal Uses
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 and analgesic, 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.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Cissus quadrangularis is a perennial plant of the grape family. It is commonly known as veldt grape, winged treebine or adamant creeper. The species is native to tropical Asia, the Arabian Peninsula and much of Africa.
Names & Synonyms
References (3)
- East African Herbarium records, 1981, (As Cissus fischeri)
- Grubben, G. J. H. and Denton, O. A. (eds), 2004, Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA, Wageningen, Netherlands. p 560
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 201 (As Cissus fischeri)
