*Corresponding Author Address: Dr. Prashant L. Rasale, Asst. Professor, Dept of Shalyatantra, A & U Tibbia College, karol bagh New
Delhi, India
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
ISSN (Print): 2321-3310; ISSN (Online): 2321-3086
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Original Article
Assessment of analgesic property of Ciccus Qudrangularis in the patients of bone
fracture by using visual analogue scale
Dr. Subhash Y. Raut
1
, Dr. Prashant L. Rasale
2
1
Professor & HOD, Dept. of Shalyatantra Govt. Ayurved College Nagpur
2
Asst. Professor, Dept. of Shalyatantra A & U Tibbia College, Karol Bagh, New Delhi, India
Received: 10-02-2017 / Revised: 28-04-2017 / Accepted: 15-05-2017 / Published: 27-05-2017
ABSTRACT
Cissus quadrangularis has been used by ancient period for promotion of fracture healing and well known as
“Hadjod”. A vast drug review shows that this drug also possess analgesic activity. Various animal studies
reports are available over this analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity of drug Cissus quadrangularis. The
analgesic effect of this plant when used in bone fractures may be of great value in relief of pain which is a
constant feature in these cases. As it compared well with acetyl salicylic acid in its analgesic response, the
nature of its chemically active constituents needs to be explored .The pain VAS is a unidimensional measure of
pain intensity which has been widely used in diverse adult populations. Our main purpose was to evaluate the
analgesic property of this drug in patients of bone fracture having pain and secondary objective was to prepare a
scientific, valid document over analgesic property of present drug in terms of visual analogue score. It is seen
that drug Cissus quadrangularis has significant impact over pain in terms of VAS so it can be used as analgesic
agent in various painful conditions.
Keywords: fracture, bhagna, asthishrunkhala, visual analogue scale, hadjod
INTRODUCTION
Cissus quadrangularis (Linn) has been used by
common man in India for promotion of fracture
healing and well known as “Hadjod”. It is a
common perennial climber, which is distributed
throughout India particularly in tropical regions. It
requires warm tropical climate and propagated by
stem cuttings in months of June and July. It is a
climbing herb, tendrils simple, opposite to the
leaves, leafless when old. Leaves simple or lobed,
cordate, broadly ovate or reniform, serrate, dentate,
sometimes 3-foliate and glabrous. Flowers small,
greenish white, bisexual, tetramerous, in umbellate
cymes, opposite to the leaves. Calyx is cup shaped.
Fruit globose or obovoid fleshy berries, succulent,
very acrid, dark purple to black, one seeded; seeds
ellipsoid or pyriform. Stem is buff colored with
greenish ting, dichotomously branched, sub-
angular, glabrous, fibrous and smooth.
Photochemical screening of Cissus quadrangularis
revealed high contents of ascorbic acid, carotene,
anabolic steroidal substances, and calcium. The
stem contains two asymmetric tetracyclic
triterpenoids, and two steroidal principles. The
presence of β-sitosterol, δ-amyrin, δ-amyrone, and
flavanoids (quercetin) having different potential
metabolic and physiological effects has also been
reported. 1.
Drug (Asthishrunkhala) review
Latin name : Cissus quadrangularis
CLASSIFICATION:
Kingdom : Plantae
Division : Magnoliophyta
Class : Magnoliopsida
Order : Vitales
Family : Vitaceae
Genus : Cissus