COMMON NAME: Pirandai or veldt grape
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Cissus quadrangularis
FAMILY: Vitaceae
SOIL: Grows well in a wide range of soil with well-drained condition
ORIGIN: Tropical Asia
PLANT HEIGHT: 5 to 8 inches
PROPAGATION: Done through stem cuttings or seeds.
- Cissus quadrangularis all plants have medicinal values.
- It will stimulate energy and give briskness.
- It will increase memory power; strengthen the brain nerves.
- It will give strength to the bones.
- It will stop bleeding in the gum.
- This plant is especially used in treatment of bone damages, tissue repairs, treat stomach infections.
- It has anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, anti-oxidant, antihelmintic, and others.
- Pirandai has wonderful antioxidant properties and great helps reduce free radicals that are responsible for the premature ageing of our skin and body.
- Traditionally pirandai is used for reducing excessive weight.
- It has hormone replacement therapy which helps balance the estrogen and progesterone levels.
- Pirandai modulates the activity of carbohydrate metabolizing enzymes thus reducing the blood glucose levels.