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Cissus Quadrangularis
An Ayurvedic bone-and-joint herb with early evidence for fracture healing and joint pain.
- Overall grade
- Grade C
- Last revised
- 1
- graded outcome
- 0
- references listed
A structured monograph in Prometheus's bundled library. Its grades are the monograph's own reading of the evidence, not a peer-reviewed review.
1 at grade C — 1 graded row
What is known
Each outcome with its grade (how strong the evidence is, A to D), the size of the effect where the entry records one, and how often studies agree.
- Joint pain / bone healingEvidence grade C
Small trials
Smalllow
What is uncertain
Read off the same rows as above. Nothing here is added that the entry does not itself record.
- Thin evidence: Joint pain / bone healing (grade C).
The evidence in words
What it is
Cissus quadrangularis is a traditional herb used for bone healing, joint pain, and metabolic support.
How it works
It appears to support bone-cell activity and has anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects.
What the evidence shows
Small studies suggest faster fracture healing, reduced exercise-related joint pain, and some metabolic benefits; evidence is limited and largely from a few groups. Promising, early.
Safety & interactions
Generally tolerated; limited data.
Bottom line
An early-evidence bone-and-joint herb worth watching. Reasonable low-risk trial; not established.
Related reading
Entries that share this one's tags or conditions.
- BoswelliaAn anti-inflammatory resin with some of the better osteoarthritis-pain data among botanicals.Evidence grade B
- Cissus Quadrangularis for Joint pain / bone healingEvidence grade C — Small trialsEvidence grade C
- Cissus Quadrangularis: side effects, safety & interactionsGenerally tolerated; limited data.Evidence grade C
- Boswellia for OsteoarthritisEvidence grade B — Reasonable RCT supportEvidence grade B
Sources
This entry lists no references of its own.
Last revised . A grade is this entry's reading of the evidence, not medical advice.