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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The species is also known as abuta in Ayurvedic medicine. The Maasai people of Kenya use Cissampelos mucronata as a forage for their cattle.
Herbaceous climber, in open forest, wooded savannah, and seasonally flooded grassy savannah; also in fallow and disturbed sites. C. N.: mukoko (kb).
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa. It is a climbing perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
The roots of Cissampelos mucronata were taken in Ethiopia for stomach ache, gastrointestinal complaints and to expel retained placenta (Giday et al., 2009; ...
Cissampelos mucronata A.Rich. Higher Classification. Dicotyledons. Family. MENISPERMACEAE. Synonyms. Cissampelos macrostachya ...
Climber with slender, twining stems. Branchlets pubescent to puberulous. Leaves heart-shaped to subreni-form, obtuse at apex, deeply cordate at base. Flowers ...
In Rwanda the plant is used to treat diseases affecting the spine. In Benin, Uganda and other parts of Africa the roots are used in medical rituals to treat ...
Jun 28, 2022 · Cissampelos mucronata A. Rich., a perennial climber belonging to the family Menispermaceae, has been used traditionally to treat parasites and ...
