توضیحات
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
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
Cissus quadrangularis has been studied for its effects in a rat model for osteoporosis. C. quadrangularis has been studied in animal models of bone fracture
Its bactericidal effects on Helicobacter pylori indicate a potential use for treating gastric ulcers in conjunction with NSAID therapy
The enzymatic and an in vitro cell culture study shows the potential anti-inflammatory and inhibitory properties of cissus quadrangularis
انگور ساکولنتی گونه ای از خانواده انگور است که ساقه های گوشتی و ساکولنتی دارد
شکل ظاهری این گونه از خانواده انگور باعث شده آن را به عنوان گیاهی ساکولنتی شبیه کاکتوس ها و گلدانی معرفی و شناخته شود
در طب سنتی بودایی این گیاه برای جوش خوردن سریع استخوان های شکسته به کار برده میشود
همچنین اثر ضد باکتری آن روی باکتری مقاوم زخم معده (هلیکوباکتر پایلوری) به اثبات رسیده است
در تحقیقات آزمایشگاهی اثر ضد التهاب آن نیز مشخص شده است
