Cissus REPENS Lamk.


Synonym : Cissus cordata Roxb.
Vitis repens (Lamk.)Wight & Arn.
Cissus purpurea Roxb. ex Steud.
Vitis diffusa Miq.
Vitis modesta Miq.
Bangla Name : Marmaria pata, Chhoto Marmaria lata. ,Rimi Owa Rih, Owa Rong Si (Marma), Praw Ma (Murang).
English Name : -
Family : Vitaceae
Disease : Sloughing, foetid ulcerations and boils.
Description : A long, slender, climber, branches subterete, tendrils weak, leaf-opposed, forked. Leaves 7.5-15 cm long, membranous, broadly ovate, margins distinctly spinous-toothed, base deeply cordate. Flowers small, in leaf-opposed compound umbellate cymes. Berry subglobose or pyriform, 3-4 mm diam.
Distribution : Forests of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Rangamati, Mymensingh, Sylhet.
Chemical Constituents : -
Uses : Paste of the plant is applied to sloughing and foetid ulcerations, also to boils and small abscess as a maturant. Root paste and juice are given in dog bites. EtOH(50%) extract of the plant has diuretic effect (Asolkar et al., 1992).
Habit : Climber