Common name: Veldt Grape, Devil's Backbone, adamant creeper, bone setter, edible stemmed vine, square-stalked vine, winged treebine
Assamese: হাড় -ঘুনুচা hara-ghunuca, হাড়জোৰালতা harajoraa-lata
Bengali: হাড়জোড়া harajora
Gujarati:અસ્થિશૃંખલા asthisrnkhala, હાડસાંકળ hadasankal, હડસાંકળ hadasankal
Hindi: अस्थिभंग asthibhanga, हड़जोड़ harajora, Hadjod
Kannada: ಮಂಗರವಳ್ಳಿ mangaravalli, ಸಂದುಬಳ್ಳಿ sanduballi, ವಜ್ರವಲ್ಲಿ vajravalli, ಬಕ್ಕುಡಿ Bakkudi
Konkani: ಸಂದ್ಬಳ್ಳಿ sandu balli
Malayalam: ചങ്ങലംപരണ്ട changalamparanda
Marathi: घणसवेल ghanasvel, घोणसकांडें ghonuskande, कांडवेल kandavel, म्हसवेल mhasvel
Odia: ଅସ୍ଥିଭଙ୍ଗ asthibhanga, ହାଡ଼ଭଙ୍ଗା harabhanga
Sanskrit: अस्थिभङ्ग asthibhanga, अस्थिसंहार asthisamhara, अस्थियुज् asthiyuj, चतुर्धारिन् chaturdharin, चित्रकाण्डाली chitrakandali, काण्डलता kandalata, सिरालक siralaka, वज्रवल्लि vajravalli
Tamil: அருகணி arukani, கிருட்டி kirutti, பிரண்டை pirantai, வச்சிரவல்லி vaccira-valli
Telugu: గుడమతీగ gudametige, నల్లేరు nalleru, వజ్రవల్లి vajravalli
Tulu: ಸಂದ್ಬಳ್ಳು sandu ballu, ಸಂದ್ಬೂರು sandu booru
Urdu: هڙجوڙا harjora
Haddjor in Punjabi
Hadbhanga in Oria
Vedhari in Gujrati
Perandi in Tamil
Nalleru in Telugu and Veldgrap
Edible Stemmed Vine in English
asthisonhara, Harbhanga, Kandavela, Namunungwa, Phet Cha Sung Khaat, Phet Sang Kat, Phet Sangkhat, Pirandai, Stemmed Vine, Vedhari, Veld Grape, Veldt-grape, Vitis quadrangularis, Winged Treebine.
French: cissu de Galamraisin de Galamvanilla du Galamvigne de Bakel
Cuba: ubí de cuatro ladosuvas moras
Indonesia: patah tulang
Indonesia/Java: tikel balung
Myanmar: shazaung-let-set
Philippines: sugpon-sugponsulpa-sulpa
Thailand: khankhophet sangkhaatsan cha khuat
Vietnam: dây xanh vuônghồ dằng bốn cạnh
Plant part - Cissus Quadrangularis | Asthisamharaka Plant Powder
Good for: Bones, lungs, nerves, stomach, urinary bladder, reproduction system, blood, and guts.
Treating: infertility, gut malabsorption, Osteoporosis, Arthritis, Bone fractures, Osteoarthritis, asthma, hemorrhoids, amenorrhoea, Bone problems caused by gum disease, metabolic syndrome (Heart), cholesterol, cancer, stomach upsets and antioxidant.
Improves: Bones strength, fertility, digestion, respiration, bowel movement, gut function and bodybuilding.
Used as: Antirheumatic, Analgesic, Anthelmintic, Antiasthmatic, Antifungal, Poultice, Antihaemorrhoidal, bonesetter, anti-inflammatory and malaria suppressor.
Chemical Composition of Cissus Quadrangularis
The plant consists of various constituents such as flavanoides like quercetin, daidzein and genistein, triterpenoids like friedelin, vitamin 'C', stilbene derivatives like quadrangularin-A, resveratrol and piceatannol, iridoids like 6-0-meta-methoxy-benzozyl catapol, picroside and pallidol and phytosterols like β- sitosterol and calcium were identified as major constituents of the plant.
The stem parts of plant contains A and β-amyrins, β-sitosterol, ketosetosterol, phenols, tannins, vitamin, carotene, Calcium oxalate, 31 methyl tritiacontanoic acid, taraxeryl acetate, taraxeroliso-pentadecanoic acid, Calcium ions and phosphorus.
The Aerial parts of the plant contain new asymmetric tetracyclic triterpenoid 7-Oxo-Onocer-8-ene-3 β 21-α diol. Leaves contain Resveratrol, piceatanon, pallidol, parthenocissus and alicyclic lipids.
Root powder often provides a steady source of mineral resources including potassium 67.5 mg; calcium 39.5 mg, zinc 3.0 mg, sodium 22.5 mg, Iron 7.5 mg, lead 3.5 mg, cadmium 0.25 mg, copper 0.5 mg and magnesium; 1.15 mg.
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Using method: The ancestral way of cooking different dishes from Cissus quadrangularis (curry, sambar, soup, chutney, and hot decoction / Tea) acts as healthy medicinal food
No cold infusion as it causes dry mouth.