The Shepherd's Bag

Cissus amalthea
Type of plant that is a perennial herbaceous vine belonging to the genus Cissus in the family Vitaceae or Polygonaceae.

This plant helps get rid of weeds due to root exudates.

It has many benefits for treating wounds and menstrual cramps or menopause, as well as improving vision. This grass is considered an antioxidant and its aerial parts contain flavonoids, peptides, choline, echinulin, histamine, and tyramine.

Habitat and distribution
Its native region is the Levant, Egypt, North Africa, Turkey, the Caucasus, and all regions of Europe from Greece and the Balkans to Spain and Portugal, and northwards from Ireland and Britain to Finland and Russia.

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Species named by Carolus Linnaeus
Dmenian species
Global species
Plant life in the Arab world
Clematis (plant)
Polygonum
Vitaceae
Plants of Azerbaijan
Plants of Armenia
Plants of Albania
Plants of Germany
Plants of Ireland
Plants of Portugal
Plants of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Plants of Montenegro
Plants of Denmark
Plants of Sweden
Plants of the Levant
Plants of Hungary
Plants of North Africa
Plants of the United Kingdom
Plants of Norway
Plants of Austria
Plants of Greece
Plants of Spain
Plants of Estonia
Plants of Italy
Plants of Britain
Plants of Belgium
Plants of Bulgaria
Plants of Poland
Plants of Turkey
Plants of Czech Republic
Plants of Russia
Plants of Belarus
Plants of Romania
Plants of Slovenia
Plants of Switzerland
Edible plants
Plants of Serbia
Medical plants in Asia
Medical plants in Europe
Plants of France
Plants of Finland
Plants of Cyprus
Plants of Croatia
Plants of Latvia
Plants of Lithuania
Plants of Malta
Native American traditional cuisine plants
Plants of Egypt
Plants of Macedonia
Plants of Moldova
Plants of the Netherlands
Plants described in 1753