Plant-based medicinal products are evolving trends currently in all research areas. Traditional systems of medicine such as Ayurveda and Siddha prefer Cissusquadrangularis for various therapeutic purposes such as fracture healing, colic,malaria, epilepsy, fever, piles, gout, skin diseases, etc., It is a perennial climbing herb called Devil’s Backbone or Veldt Grape, traditionally known as “Asthisamharaka” or “Hadjod” (Bone setter) which belongs to Vitaceae family extensively distributed throughout the tropical areas, especially Asia and Africa

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