Definition
A genus of tropical climbing plants in the Menispermaceae family, known for their medicinal properties.
Etymology
From Greek 'kissos' (ivy) plus 'ampelos' (vine), referring to the plant's climbing vine nature. The botanical term was coined to describe these tropical plants' resemblance to ivy vines.
Kelly Says
This plant genus was used for centuries in Caribbean and South American folk medicine, and modern pharmaceutical researchers are studying it for potential cancer and anti-inflammatory properties—old plant names often hide forgotten healing knowledge.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-los
ARالعربية
سيسامبيليس
sis-sam-be-lis
BNবাংলা
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-los
CACatalà
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-los
CSČeština
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-los
DADansk
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-los
DEDeutsch
Cissampelos
tsiz-am-pe-los
ELΕλληνικά
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-los
ESEspañol
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-los
FAفارسی
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-los
FISuomi
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-los
FRFrançais
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-lo
GUGU
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-los
HAHA
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-los
HEעברית
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-los
HIहिन्दी
सिसाम्पेलोस
sis-a-m-pe-lo-s
HUMagyar
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-los
IDBahasa Indonesia
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-los
IGIG
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-los
ITItaliano
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-lo
JA日本語
シッサンプエロ
shissampuero
KKKK
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-los
KMKM
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-los
KO한국어
시사 Sampelos
si-sa sam-pe-lo-seu
MRMR
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-los
MSBahasa Melayu
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-los
MYမြန်မာ
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-los
NLNederlands
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-los
NONorsk
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-los
PAPA
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-los
PLPolski
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-los
PTPortuguês
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-los
RORomână
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-los
RUРусский
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-los
SVSvenska
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-los
SWKiswahili
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-los
TAதமிழ்
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-los
TEతెలుగు
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-los
THไทย
ซิสแซมเปลอส
sit-sam-pe-lo-s
TLTL
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-los
TRTürkçe
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-los
UKУкраїнська
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-los
URاردو
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-los
VITiếng Việt
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-los
YOYO
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-los
ZH中文
cissampelos
ci-sa-m-pe-lo-si
ZUZU
cissampelos
sis-sam-pe-los