Cissus quadrangularis is used for obesity, diabetes, a cluster of heart disease risk factors called “metabolic syndrome,” and high cholesterol. It has also been used for bone fractures, weak bones (osteoporosis), scurvy, cancer, upset stomach, hemorrhoids, peptic ulcer disease (PUD), asthma, malaria, and pain. Cissus quadrangularis is also used in bodybuilding supplements as an alternative to anabolic steroids.

How does it work?

There is not enough information to know how Cissus quadrangularis might work for medicinal purposes in people. Test tube studies and research in animals show that it has antioxidant, analgesic, and anti-inflammatory properties. It might have activity against the organism that causes malaria.

Effective for:

·         Obesity and weight loss.

·         Diabetes.

·         Heart disease risk factors that occur together (metabolic syndrome).

·         High cholesterol.

·         Bone fractures.

·         Osteoporosis.

·         Scurvy.

·         Cancer.

·         Upset stomach.

·         Hemorrhoids.

·         Stomach ulcers.