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''Cissampelos'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Menispermaceae. Various species of this genus have a rich history of traditional use in the treatment of asthma, cough, fever, arthritis, obesity, dysentery, snakebite, jaundice and heart problems, blood pressure and skin-related problems. Moreover, many of these plants were traditionally used as curare applied as arrow poison during hunting.〔(Semwal DK, Semwal RB, Vermaak I, Viljoen A. From arrow poison to herbal medicine--the ethnobotanical, phytochemical and pharmacological significance of Cissampelos (Menispermaceae). J Ethnopharmacol. 2014;155(2):1011-28 )〕 ''Cissampelos pareira'' is used in Chinese herbology, where it is called ''xí shēng téng'' (锡生藤) or (亞乎奴). The species is also known as abuta and is also called ''laghu patha'' in Ayurvedic medicine. An ethanol extract of ''Cissampelos sympodialis'' has been shown to have antidepressant-like effects in mice and rats.〔 〕 The Maasai people of Kenya use ''Cissampelos mucronata'' as a forage for their cattle, and the roots of it have been used to treat malaria and has been reported to be used for relief of abdominal and rheumatic pains, as a febrifuge, as diuretic, for prevention of abortions, against gonorrhea, leprosy, stomach pains, and whooping cough. A Tanzanian study showed that it does, in fact have some anti malarial properties, the same article says that ''Cissampelos pareira'' is used in Madagascar as an antimalarial as well. ==Selected species== 21 accepted species + 1 newly discovered species * Cissampelos andromorpha DC. * Cissampelos arenicola Ortiz RdC, MH Nee. 2014 New species〔(New Species of Sand-Dwelling Plant Discovered in Bolivia, Paraguay )〕 * Cissampelos capensis L.f. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cissampelos」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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