Cissampelos fasciculata

Benth.

Menispermaceae

Cissampelos floribunda Miers

Common Name:

Drawing of the leaves, flowers and fruits
Photograph by: Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794-1868), August Wilhelm Eichler (1839-1887)
Public domain

General Information

Cissampelos fasciculata is a shrub with climbing stems.
The root is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

S. America - Brazil, Peru, Ecuador.

Habitat

Disturbed areas, forests, riversides from sea level to elevations of 2,500 metres.

Properties

Medicinal Rating
Habit	Climber
Height	0.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Found at low to medium elevations in the tropics.

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The root is astringent, febrifuge and tonic[

Title: Dictionary of Economic Plants.
Publication
Author: Uphof. J. C. Th.
Publisher: Weinheim
Year: 1959
ISBN: -
Description: An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -

Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2024-11-22. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Cissampelos+fasciculata>

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