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

I chose this product by reading reviews, and because it is very affordable compared to some of the others out there. I am now on my third bottle, and I will tell you that this stuff really works. I mostly bought it for weight management, but I have also noticed that my joints aren’t bothering me anymore. I only had minor joint aches but they were getting worse as I got older, and this seems to have slowed or even stopped that progress. As far as weight management goes, I take one in the morning before breakfast and one around 5 o’clock and it decreases my appetite substantially. I have read it has a gelatenous quality that expands in your stomach, so after I take it I don’t feel hungry at all, and I find that I eat less without really trying. There is no miracle to it other than that because frankly you have to eat less in order to lose weight! I still watch what I eat and eat tons of veggies, fruit, lean proteins and I watch the carbs, but this just makes it easier to eat reasonable portions. I have always eaten a healthy diet but just couldn’t lose that annoying 10 pounds that I had slowly gained in my 40’s. Once I started taking this product, I was able to slowly lose it over a period of a few months without suffering (!), and I’m now maintaining it. I was not discouraged by the fact that the weight-loss was slow, because I am in my early 50s so ANY progress is awesome, but also because when you lose it slowly it is so much easier to maintain that loss. When I stop taking it, it is harder to eat the smaller portions that I can eat (without much effort) while on it. I will emphasize again, that you can’t eat a terrible diet full of processed high calorie foods and sweets and expect to lose weight even while you’re taking this, but if you’re committed to a reasonably healthy diet, this stuff really helps, and that extra help made all the difference for me! Also if you are younger with a higher metabolism I would expect your results could be faster.

Excellent product. I had been suffering from tendonitis in my elbow and another condition called cubital tunnel syndrome for months. I had tried OTC things like Advil, with little relief. I saw my doctor and received a steroid injection in my elbow, and later a round of Prednisone, both of which only provided temporary relief. I remembered hearing guys at the gym talking about Cissus and gave this a try....after taking this product twice daily for several days, there was noticeable improvement. After a couple of weeks, the pain was completely gone. Highly recommend!

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.

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 am in tears writing this review. I have Sacroiliac disease and it is very painful lower back and hip joint pain. In other words I have arthritis in these areas. I have spent countless thousands of dollars treating this disease with medication, expensive procedures, physical therapy, chiropractor visits and shots. Results only lasted about a month each time. I recently had to stop because I could no longer afford it and I had been taking Tramadol for years along with what ever procedure the doctor recommended. I am being winged off of Tramadol and the process is horrible. I recently became very depressed and not able to work because the pain is so debilitating, but I refused to go in further debt filling the doctors pockets for treatments that didn't work 100% and I never want to be on anymore prescription medications. I was suffering from night sweats and hot flashes so I started taking Black Cohosh. The brand I take is call Estroven and when I went to the store they only had Estroven + Weight mangement. I noticed that my depression went away and I had a since of well being and my pain went away so I looked at the ingredience on the box and it said Black Cohosh, which is for the hot flashes, and Cissus Quadrangularis. So I did some research and low and behold this was the ingredient that made me feel better and caused my pain to go away. I could not believe the long list of benefits that this has. So I did more research and found this brand with very high ratings and purchased a bottle. I take this and within 30 minutes my pain is gone 100%. I've never had results like this before. My mother recently visited me and she has suffered from bone on bone knee pain for years but has decided not to get a knee replacement so while she was here I gave her the supplement to try and she could not believe how good her knees felt and she wasn't Ooching and Owing while getting up off the couch. I sent her home with half of my bottle and I ordered more for both her and myself. I will be taking this for the rest of my life and I canceled my appointment to get a epidural shot in my back. I did not want to do that but my doctor said that is the next thing to try. I have had several radio frequency ablations, cortisone shots and after a few epidural shots the next step was surgery with only a 70% pain reduction. No thank you! I will be using what God gave us for now on! I must add that I now sleep all night and I haven't had that in a long time. I am focused and happy during the day. I have a future now. It is a miracle because I have not had hot flashes in years and I think God gave me those hot flashes so I would go to the store on the day that they only had Estroven with Cisuss quadrangularis. That's how God works!

I didn't really get a chance to test the fullness of the product, but i did initially notice a difference in my tendonitis, but I started getting a dull pain in my right shoulder. It felt like gas or something. I tried it on 2 different occasions to test my theory of the dull pain and both times it happened. I really wish i could have kept taking it because i believe it does work. I also incorporated a low carb diet and within 2 months, my tendonitis was gone. Low carb reduces inflammation in the body.

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 love this product. I had a very sore shoulder, that I believe, may have been an injured rotator cuff. My girlfriend just had surgery on hers and her her arm was down for like a year, and she had to have extremely, painful, physical therapy. I had an appointment for an MRI and started taking this. Before I went to my appt (which was scheduled out about a month) I read about this amazing product and ordered it. It healed my shoulder and I canceled my MRI! I took 2 in the morning and 2 before bed. After feeling better I cut back to 2 in the morning. I also have a high-stress job which is very demanding with lots of hours. Because of this my cortisol levels had gotten high which caused me to gain some belly fat, enough to make me uncomfortable in my clothes. After taking this for awhile it also helped lower my cortisol levels which helped get back that feeling of calm and well being. I have been taking it for a year now and also bought a treadmill and am happy to report, between taking this, walking, and watching my diet, I finally lost that 5 lbs of stubborn middle age belly fat! I research and try many natural supplements. Some I find to be almost miraculous and others I feel no real improvements and drop them. This particular supplement works for me! I'm so glad I found it! Btw I will turn 50 this year and get mistaken for being in my mid to late 30s. I believe natural supplements are the way to go whenever possible.