Herb in Thai notifiable formulas
Veldt Grape
เพชรสังฆาต · Phet Sangkhat
Cissus quadrangularis L.
- Family
- Vitaceae
- Part used
- stem (vine)
- Crude drug
- Cissi Quadrangularis Caulis Devil’s
- Other names
- Adamant Creeper Vine, Veldt Grape Vine
- In the announcement
- Used in 4 notifiable formulas (3 as capsules)
Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia (THP)
Constituents and quality criteria of Veldt Grape
Summarised from the Backbone monograph of the Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Department of Medical Sciences, the standard used to test the dried stem.
The pharmacopoeia sets no minimum marker content for this herb. Use the raw material quality criteria below for acceptance testing.
Constituents
Devil’s Backbone contains triterpenoids (e.g.,lupeol), flavonoids (e.g., kaempferol, quercetin), calcium oxalate, ascorbic acid, tannins, carotenoids, etc.
Raw material quality criteria
| Foreign matter | Not more than 5.0% w/w |
| Loss on drying | Not more than 9.0% w/w |
| Total ash | Not more than 20.0% w/w |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 1.5% w/w |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 25.0% w/w |
Storage: Devil’s Backbone shall be kept in well-closed containers, protected from light, and stored in a dry place.
Source: Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Department of Medical Sciences (online edition, accessed 21 October 2026)Read the full THP monograph
Formulas using Veldt Grape
4 formulas containing Veldt Grape
Select a formula to see its ingredients and indications. Formula names and indications are a reference translation; the Thai announcement is the legal text.
- Ya Phasom Phet Sangkhat Formula 1 Cissus quadrangularis formula for hemorrhoids, Formula 1Relieves symptoms of hemorrhoids
- Ya Phasom Phet Sangkhat Formula 2 Cissus quadrangularis formula for hemorrhoids, Formula 2Relieves symptoms of hemorrhoids
- Ya Banthao Ritsiduang Thawan Nak Formula to relieve hemorrhoidsRelieves symptoms of hemorrhoids
- Ya Banthao Ritsiduang Thawan Nak Formula to relieve hemorrhoidsRelieves symptoms of hemorrhoids
Development potential
Develop Veldt Grape into a product with the TIBD group
In notifiable formulas4 formulasused in multi-herb formulas
THP raw-material criteria5 testsfor acceptance testing before production
Marker with a minimum contentNot setquality is checked with the raw-material criteria
Three ways forward 1Notify a listed formula2Adapt it through detailed notification3Develop a Category B herbal medicine or Category C health productSee the development pathway
K-API · manufacturing in the group
Extract and manufacture at K-API
The TIBD group plant licensed by the Thai FDA to manufacture herbal products, so extraction and production stay within the group.
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