Bone setter
Scientific name
Cissus quadrangularis L.
English Name
Bone setter
Malayalam name
ചങ്ങലംപരണ്ട
Common name
Adamant creeper
Description
- Habit : Climbers
- Habitat : Cultivated in homesteads
- Leaves : simple, entire or 3-lobed
- Flowers : greenish-yellow, cymes umbellate
- Seeds : Black, smooth.
How to use
- The stem paste boiled in lime water is given for asthma.
- 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