Talk:Cissus

Use by bodybuilders

This link: http://www.muscleandbodymag.com/article.php?ArticleID=5140 has been removed from references, because it itself cites no sources and makes unsubstantiated claims. Maybe it would pass as a source in an elementary school science class, but seriously guys, a 'muscleandbodymag' article is not authoritative reference material. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.174.105.114 (talk) 11:07, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

The cited story includes this passage:

In an effort to find a way to nurture and renew soft tissue, sports-nutrition manufacturers have tapped Cissus quadrangularis, an ancient medical plant with amazing healing qualities for tendons, ligaments and other white tissue. Native to the warmer regions of Ceylon and India, cissus was prescribed in ancient Ayurvedic texts as a general tonic and analgesic. It has been known for centuries to have specific bone-fracture and tissue-healing properties.

Now, sports-supplement manufacturers have engineered a purified extract of the plant, creating a precise dosage level that provides the maximum, most powerful effect possible.

I think that's an acceptable source for the proposition that some sports-nutrition manufacturers are marketing the stuff as a health aid. That's different from stating that cissus actually is a health aid. JamesMLane t c 05:45, 11 March 2011 (UTC)