Cissus Quadrangularis Super Extract, 150 Capsules (Non-GMO, Gluten Free) Dietary Supplement for Joint and Tendon Health, 1000mg Serving Size

I don’t usually write reviews but I’d like to say this supplement has really helped me out. I broke my arm in December and found this supplement recommended in a blog and thought “why not?”. I’ve been taking this for about 2 1/2 months now and would like to credit a fast recovery from my humerus fracture as well as some surprising weight loss. I gained 20lbs after starting a medication and couldn’t seem to lose the weight. I hardly exercised for 2 months after I broke my arm but I’m somehow 10lbs down from where I was in December. Could be partially muscle loss but I’d like to say the supplement keeps me from overeating. Placebo/environmental or not, I’d like to credit the supplement! I will continue taking this.

I was suffering from petellar tendinitis in my left knee, and have been unable to run for 8 weeks. Even staying away from running, I was showing little improvement with the recommended protocol of RICE. I tried heat as well, I tried stretching, and I have been doing eccentric squats on an incline as often suggested. No dice. I had stagnated in any recovery and was completely unable to run or even descend more than a few stairs or walk downhill through a parking lot without moderate pain.I read about Cissus in a years old thread on some bodybuilding site and the "bros" were raving about it.Why not? It's cheap and on Amazon this product is rated five stars with a lot of reviews... hit buy it now and here I am a week later writing a review.THIS STUFF WORKS FOR PATELLAR TENDINITIS (is that is what you actually have, obviously correct diagnosis is critical).It's worth noting that based on what I read, I felt confident doubling up the dose. I am using two caps twice a day on an empty stomach when I get up and before bed. I tried another cap in the middle of the day and it made me super drowsy (a possible known side effect). So I'm sticking with four caps a day split into two doses.I'm probably 90% now, a week in, and improving every day. Pain in day to day activity is completely gone. I rode the elliptical trainer today for 30 minutes, followed by 30 minutes walking up 10-15% incline on a treadmill, followed by 8 rounds on a heavy punching bag, followed by 3 sets of 15 eccentric squats. No pain!!! This stuff is amazing!I'm expecting I'll be 100% and back running in a week or two.It's worth noting that seemingly no one knows how it works, exactly what it works for (reports range from bone healing to cartilage to ligaments and tendons to being an anti inflammatory to reducing cortisol to being an anabolic to being a sleep aid to being a weight loss drug).Lol. All I know is it worked for me and thousands others. The research is extremely anecdotal, but I can't believe big pharma hasn't picked up on this in a big way or at least funded some real studies on it.Apparently it has been grown and used in Thailand for a zillion years for bone related healing.There seems to be some debate about using extracts vs not. And which one you want depends on what you're trying to heal with it. That stuff is anecdotal on top of being anecdotal.I'd start here with this one, give it a few weeks and if it doesn't work, try the usplabs website and buy theirs. It isn't on Amazon.

I've had every body pain you can think of so I rely heavily on supplements. For my joints, I took glucosamine and chondroitin for over 4 years. It helps somewhat but my pain is still there. Before I took that I was taking Super Cissus by USP Labs which did wonders. Since it was pretty pricey I decided to switch but it crossed my mind about a month ago so I wanted to start taking that again. However no matter where I went I couldn't find it. I can't find it in any stores, it's not on Amazon, and I see it on shady looking websites that I don't trust. I decided to do some research and realized the only ingredient in Super Cissus was 1600 mg of cissus quadrangularis so I decided to give this a try.After a month I am satisfied with this. It isn't as good as Super Cissus but it's a solid replacement. The main difference between the two is two pills of Super Cissus is 1600 mg while the Cissus Extract is only 1000mg. This doesn't seem that big of a difference but I take 2 servings so Super Cissus was 3200mg while Cissus Extract is 2000 mg. I'm sure if I took 3 servings of Cissus Extract it would be just as good but that means it will last me about 18 days which isn't worth it. Just taking 2000mg I do feel like it's still more effective than glucosamine. I still have some pain and I know supplements isn't going to cure this pain so I am satisfied with how much better my body feels. The only recommendation I would say is to up the dosage amount in two pills.