| HABIT: Succulents |
| STEM : Long, fleshy, deep green, glabrous, quadrangular, young branches sharply angular or winged, tendrils long, simple. |
| LEAVES : Deciduous, ovate or reniform sometimes 3-7 lobed, denticulate, base rounded, stipules ovate. |
| INFLORESCENCE : Umbellate cymes. |
| FLOWERS : Calyx cup-shaped.Petals 4, ovate-oblong, hooked at apex, disk 4-lobed.Stamens 4, anthers introrse.Ovary bilocular, cells 2-ovuled, style short. |
| FRUIT : Berry red, globose, seed solitary. |
| FLOWERING AND FRUITING TIME: June - July |
| Research reveals greater chances of healing fractures using Cissus quadrangularis supplement. Cissus quadrangularis may help increase calcium in the body, a key nutrient required for bone strength. |
| Calcium aids in joining broken segments of bones. Its supplementation may also help reduce chances of fracture by 40%. |
| Cissus quadrangularis increases the osteoblasts and bone mineralization process by increasing the uptake of calcium. So, it reduces bone resorption and increases bone formation. |
| This herb is particularly beneficial for post-menopausal women and old people for this notable reason. |
| Cissus quadrangularis supplement is very rich in Vitamin C and has anti- inflammatory properties. Inflammation can induce pain, swelling and many health issues. |
