Liane with a woody rootstock. The leaves are subpeltate, ovate-cordate and covered in greyish indumentum; mucronate at the apex; flowers axillary or in false ...
A very popular medicinal herb in Africa, where it is commonly harvested from the wild for mainly local use. It is also much planted in home gardens as a ...
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What is Cissampelos Mucronata used for?
It also has been used for other ailments like catarrh, renal calculai, pityriasis, tremor, dysuria, dysentery, haemoptysis, whooping cough and many more.
What is Cissampelos pareira used for in medicine?
Cissampelos pareira, a well-known medicinal climber-plant of the Menispermaceae family, has been extensively used in the traditional medicinal system since the ancient time for the treatment of numerous diseases such as ulcer, wound, rheumatism, fever, asthma, cholera, diarrhoea, inflammation, snakebite, malaria, ...
What is the common name for Cissampelos?
Cissampelos pareira (velvetleaf) is a species of flowering plant in the family Menispermaceae.
What are the characteristics of Cissampelos pareira?
The native range of this species is Tropics & Subtropics. It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as animal food, a poison and a medicine, has environmental uses and for food.
The species is also known as abuta in Ayurvedic medicine. The Maasai people of Kenya use Cissampelos mucronata as a forage for their cattle.
Cissampelos mucronata A.Rich. Higher Classification. Dicotyledons. Family. MENISPERMACEAE. Synonyms. Cissampelos macrostachya ...
Herbaceous climber, in open forest, wooded savannah, and seasonally flooded grassy savannah; also in fallow and disturbed sites. C. N.: mukoko (kb).
The roots of Cissampelos mucronata were taken in Ethiopia for stomach ache, gastrointestinal complaints and to expel retained placenta (Giday et al., 2009; ...
Climber with slender, twining stems. Branchlets pubescent to puberulous. Leaves heart-shaped to subreni-form, obtuse at apex, deeply cordate at base. Flowers ...
This study investigated the effects of the commonly used labour inducing plant, Cissampelos mucronata, on pregnancy outcomes using a rat model.
Jun 28, 2022 · Cissampelos mucronata A. Rich., a perennial climber belonging to the family Menispermaceae, has been used traditionally to treat parasites and ...
Cissampelos mucronata has many medicinal uses, and throughout Africa people take an infusion of the bitter rhizome, and sometimes of leaves and stems, or fruit ...
