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Bone setter

Submitted by admin on 23 August 2024
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Scientific name
Cissus quadrangularis L.
English Name
Bone setter
Malayalam name
ചങ്ങലംപരണ്ട
Common name
Adamant creeper

Description

  1. Habit : Climbers
  2. Habitat : Cultivated in homesteads
  3. Leaves : simple, entire or 3-lobed
  4. Flowers : greenish-yellow, cymes umbellate
  5. Seeds : Black, smooth.
How to use
  1. The stem paste boiled in lime water is given for asthma.
  2. The herb is fed to cattle to stimulate milk flow
Parts used
Stem
Uses

Bone health & weight loss,diabetes, obesity, high cholesterol.

Propagation & Cultivation

It grows in well-drained soil with good aeration.The ideal growing range is between 15°C and 32°C. In extreme weather, consider using a shade net for protection.It is propagated through stem cuttings