Cissus QUADRANGULARIS L.
| Synonym : | Vitis quadrangularis Wall. ex Weight & Arn. Cissus edulis Dalzell Cissus quadrangula L. Cissus tetraptera Hook.f. Vitis succulenta Galpin |
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| Bangla Name : | Harjora, Harbhanga Lata. ,Arang jura (Garo). |
| English Name : | Large Granadilla, The Edible-stemmed Vine. |
| Family : | Vitaceae |
| Disease : | Laxative, stomachic, tonic, analgesic, piles, tumours, otorrhoea, epistaxis, scurvy, asthma, stomachic and dyspepsia. |
| Description : | A large climber with succulent stem, much contracted at the nodes, quadrangular, the angles of the young branches winged, Leaves 2.5-5 cm long, broadly ovate, denticulate, old stem leafless. Flowers small, in shortly peduncled cymes with spreading umbellate branches. Berry obovoid or globose, scarcely 6 mm long. |
| Distribution : | Sundarbans, Chittagong, and occasionally planted. |
| Chemical Constituents : | The herb contains an oxo-steroid, having fracture healing action similar to that of durabolin, 3-ketosteroid and other steroidal principles and ?-sitosterol, carotene, ascorbic acid and calcium oxalate (Ghani, 2003). |
| Uses : | The stem is laxative, stomachic, tonic and analgesic, used in piles, tumours, loss of appetite, constipation and in complaints of the back and spine. Stem juice is used in otorrhoea, epistaxis, scurvy and irregular menstruation. Paste of stem is given in |
| Habit : | Climber |