Cissus sicyoides
| Cissus sicyoides | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Vitales |
| Family: | Vitaceae |
| Genus: | Cissus |
| Species: | C. sicyoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Cissus sicyoides L. 1759 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cissus verticillata (L.) Nicolson & C.E.Jarvis 1984 | |
Cissus sicyoides, also known as Princess vine, Millionaire vine and Curtain Ivy, is evergreen perennial vine in the Vitaceae (Grapevine) family.
In 2004, an aqueous extract from this plant was found to have hypoglycemic and anti-lipemic effects in rats.[1]
References
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- ↑ "Hypoglycemic and anti-lipemic effects of the aqueous extract from Cissus sicyoides". BMC Pharmacology. 2004-06-08. Retrieved 2009-10-02.
Cissus verticillata.