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Cissus quadrangularis is a perennial plant of the grape family. It is commonly known as veldt grape , winged treebine [ 2 ] or adamant creeper . [ 3 ] The species is native to tropical Asia, the Arabian Peninsula and much of Africa.
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]
Papaya extract Carica papaya: Warfarin Damage to GI tract mucous membranes [3] Kava: kava-kava Piper methysticum: Sedatives, sleeping pills, antipsychotics, alcohol [15] Milkvetch: Astragalus: Astragalus may interact with medications that suppress the immune system, such as cyclophosphamide. [24] It may also affect blood sugar levels and blood ...
Quadrangularin A is an oligostilbene found in Cissus quadrangularis [1] and in Parthenocissus laetevirens. [2] It is a resveratrol dimer. References
Skeletal formula of retronecine, a pyrrolizidine alkaloid found in the common groundsel (Senecio vulgaris) and comfrey (Symphytum spp.) . Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs), sometimes referred to as necine bases, are a group of naturally occurring alkaloids based on the structure of pyrrolizidine.
Quadrangularis means "quadrangular" (having four angles) in Latin. Quadrangularis is the species name in the binomial nomenclature of several species : Plantae
Cissus verticillata (= C. sicyoides) was discovered in 1571 in Mexico (probably in what is today the state of Michoacán) and first described in 1574 by Nicolás Monardes who named in Spanish Carlo Sancto. In Europe the plant was compared to hop (Humulus lupulus L.) so it was named by Caspar Bauhin Lupulus Mechiocanus (which means "hop of ...
The study conducted on Cissus, cited in the article, may be seen in a different light when one considers the study author's entanglement with a company that produces a supplement based on his findings.