After all the hype and raving reviews on this product, I had to order it to see for myself if it really is a miracle for joint aches.

I was 2 weeks into a PH cycle when my joints dried out horribly and were constantly aching. I had ordered other joint support supplements, but had decided that I should go with Super Cissus Rx also.

Taste/Pill Size : 9/10 - Obviously no taste with these pills, they are white and normal sized. I didn't get a bad aftertaste from burping after consuming them either.

Value : 4/10 - This is quite a pricey product. I bought 90 caps for close to $30. The dosing is 3-4 pills a day. But considering it didn't really do much for me, I wouldn't purchase it again.

Effectiveness : 5/10 - I don't know where to begin with this. I'm thinking perhaps what I was wanting out of this product wasn't realistic. Like I stated earlier, my joints were killing me, making it impossible to work out chest, shoulders, and arms in general. I've read on several forums that it really starts doing its magic around the 3rd week mark, but I didn't notice any improvement. At that point I starting taking other supplements for my joints and thats when things started to get better. I finished the bottle in a month, and assumed that it just wasn't for me. I think people who had prior injuries and have issues with their tendons or cartilidge in general are the ones who might benefit most from this. But what confuses me if how people claim that it did wonders for their joints. Maybe I didn't take it long enough, but I wasn't going to fork out another $30 just to prove that theory.

Overall : 6/10 - I would have given this product a worse rating, but the thing is my joint pain did eventually go away, but thats when I started adding Hyaluronic Acid and Multi-Flex Complete in the mix, and I still currently take those two and do not suffer from any joint pain. So I'm sorry to say that this product just simply isn't for me.

Unlike most USP capsules, these first off did not taste like ass. The biggest thing I noticed was THEY WORK. During an Epistane cycle my joints were dry and aching and I could hardly make it through certain exercises since the pain was excruciating. Day 2 of taking super cissus, the pain started subsiding and by day 4 it was gone. Performing skull crushers was a painful task before I started using Super Cissus. I have tried Animal Flex before but the effects of this are much more pronounced and much faster acting.
I now use Super Cissus to help alleviate knee pain from cross country running as well as minor tendonitis that I occasionally get from lifting.
See, im not a hater of USP Labs. This stuff worked for me and I have already recommended it to several people including my own fiance.

Two days ago I messed up the cartilage and bicep tendon in my shoulder. My orthopedic surgeon said it will heal with time on its own and just take some Advil for the inflammation. I'm really not that type of person and I wanted to do everything I possibly could to speed recovery and help it heal back strong.
Before taking this, it was painful and difficult to put on a t-shirt or even use my left arm to Drive. After the first dose, I noticed improved range of motion without pain. By the second day I've got even more strength and a lot less pain in it.
This deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.

I am not a body builder. I'm active and pretty fit for an old dude, but I do have those achy joints pretty frequently as I get older. And, worse, I have herniated disks. I had surgery for this condition about 10 years ago and then about 6 months ago, my disk deterioration accelerated and I began to experience excruciating pain. I was due for surgery, again, but I had just been offered a new job (working for the Super Bowl!) and it started immediately and I could not take the time off for surgery and recovery. After panicking, I researched and found Super CQ and decided to give it a shot. I was amazed by the results. My pain was just gone so quickly (only days after starting it) that I was able to cancel my surgery. I'm back to jogging every day and I walk about an hour also every day.

I take 2 Super CQ's every morning and that suits me just fine. No taste or aftertaste. Absolutely no side effects except for no joint pain. My diet is extremely low-cal and I semi-fast one day a week. And, I've been on CQ for 6 months.

I would have given it all 10's but then no one would believe me.

My only problem is not with the product but with USP Labs. They won't ship my most recent order because I requested it be mailed to my Office, which is not my billing address. They cheerfully charged my AMEX, however. We have exchanged a growing number of emails but, so far, no shipment has happened. Grrrrr...

First review for me, so please, take it easy on me.

I ordered this supplement because every time I get done with a heavy workout or reach new personal bests, it seem like my shoulders and neck end up hurting for days after, even to the point where I would have to take time off. They would ache something awful and I would have to "crack" them for quite a while for the pain to go away.

The dosage is pretty simple, two pills in the morning and two at night. Not a huge fan of taking pills, but they are caps so they go down easy. As a side note, I think it's kinda cool they label the pills in case you ever mix them up.

As far as results go, I got exactly what I needed, no more joint pain, and the ability to get back in the gym. It took two or three days to notice the effects, and I'm ok with that. Now I'm taking it every other day and it seems to still have the same effect. I didn't experience any side effects, and even noticed I was sleeping better.

I wasn't taking any other supplements besides a PWO, so this was the only thing that changed, so I feel confident giving USP the thumbs up.

1 year ago i had big problems with shoulder joints , pain in the back, and 2 herniated discs .
Yes it was pain going to the gym and i felt 20 years older as i am.

Cissus RX, 4 caps a day, did wonders for me , where all other joint supps failed ( Animal Flex, Now glucosa ecc ecc)

My shoulders feel great, my herniated discs don't hurt anymore, i can lift heavy 5 days in row !

Give the product time, it won't fix you in 1 week, or may not even in 1 month. Depends have severe your joint problems are.


I am taking Cissus 6 months in a row now, and i feel great.

Remember the Tin Man from the Wizard of Oz? Well Cissus Quadrangularis is what was in his oil can.

Taste: 10/10- The only reason that I rate taste on these is because some of USP Labs products have a pretty bad after burp. I didn't experience that with Cissus.

Value: 9/10- Nutraplanet was just running a deal, 120 caps for $18. I take less than the recommended dose. I only take 2 caps a day and 4 if I'm going to be playing basketball or something so they last me around 45 days a bottle. Thats under 40 cents a day. Not too bad really. Another thing I like is that Cissus is the only thing in these pills so you're not getting a proprietary blend that might contain who knows how much Cissus and the rest of the capsule is creatine or anything else they find cheap. Also, you can buy this in bulk at Nutraplanet under the name US Powders. Its USP Labs in bulk without the fancy label.

Effectiveness: 9/10- Alright heres my story. I'm only 24 years old but I have been plagued with lower back problems and sore achy joints since high school. It was really putting a damper on me getting back into shape. I was very reluctant to buy this because I couldn't find any compelling science to back up the product. However, a lot of reputable people on this site and others were saying how well it worked. I figured it was cheap enough that I would just give it a shot and if it failed then I wasn't out that much money. The day that I bought these, I probably should have went to the chiropractor rather than bought supplements. But, I had 20 bucks to spend, I didn't have 200. I had played basketball for a couple hours the day before and when I would stand up, I was a hunchback for like 10-12 seconds before I could fight through the pain to get upright. I had this pain for almost a week before I started taking Cissus. After 3-4 day on Cissus, I noticed a huge difference. I could stand up much more easily, my back wasn't plaguing me, I started running again and my ankles, knees, hips were all much looser. I loved this product so much, I sent my grandmother a bottle to try out. I'll have to have her write me a letter reviewing the product once she finishes the bottle and I'll type it out for her, haha.

Side effects: ?/10- Here is what I don't know how to review the product. I had NO short term side effects. However there are not any long term studies on Cissus that I can find.

Overall: 9/10- Another thing to point out, apparently, Cissus helps with weight loss and possibly suppresses cortisol. I'll be honest and say I didn't notice this but if it did burn an extra 500 calories, then you won't here me complaining. Like any product, there are some people that haven't had a good experience with this. Maybe it'll help you, maybe it wont. But if you are reading through these reviews trying to find something to stop the aching and nothing else has worked, and want to know if Cissus is worth 20 bucks, the answer is yes.

I don't really want to go into all the background, i do brazilian jiu-jitsu for 5 years now and joint problems are somewhat of a constant issue. You never actually get to feel in 100% top shape. And i have to mention that i'm stacking this recovery boost product on top of the Gluco+CSA strength by ON (which gives me the needed glucosamine and chondroitin).

However, after only TWO days of using this product i do not recognize/feel my damaged/painful zones anymore, just two weeks before the European Bjj Championships , in all-out training. And my right shoulder was sometimes felt as hurting before warmup , both knees were constantly "shaky" before warmup, unreliable,constantly emitting tension noises even after warmup, needless to say they both hurt when i flex them too much (think rubber guard) since i'm unlucky enough to have the fabella bone, a particularity that a third of the human population shares ; an inter-costal pain from a strained muscle/joint only two weeks old but still hurtful with every breath, damaged and hurtful right leg (more like big toe and side) from passing the guard in force , and a hurting left wrist that stood bent - unwillingly- an entire night and had to keep hurting for two days in a row . I'm not merely saying the pain was alleviated , technically if i don't hurt the same areas (like i've had the pleasure to uncover with the right foot - the healing wasn't over/complete after i used it a bit more rough in sparring again) , there is no more discomfort! You can train ALONG with your issues/damaged zones , during this time the body heats itself, the damaged areas heal (i believe even faster than before) but at least you can train! You don't have to stop during drills or sparring just because your problem joint needs a cooldown , you work constantly. I was taking the regular two pills per day, one with breakfast, one with post-training shake, no initial loading or w/e , BUT i do have to admit that i had no major injuries to recover from (thank heavens) .
It might be completely unrelated , but as a side effect i noticed a higher degree of sleepiness after training was over and the shower and the comfort of your household have been reached.
It almost feels like the body is forced to remain warm and functional a longer period of time and it really tells you that it needs to recover after all that effort.
Either way , i'm very pleased with the results so far, i will get back with other details should i suffer anymore injuries (hopefully i won't have to). Good luck with your training, Cheers! H

(p.s. please excuse my rudeness in writing that i've finished the bottle already JUST to display my review , i believe a lot of people out there NEED to know how well and quickly this product works and helps your training)

This product is definitely one of the best joint supps Ive taken and Ive taken a lot of them. Ive taken glucosamine and triflex, shark cartilage and none of them gave me any relief on my joints. I play football so the joints tend to get a little tender during season and i need something strong enough to get me through the whole season, help me stay healthy, help my joints recover week to week, and also keep the pain away for goodnight sleeps and this product did it all! the only product that i would say worked as good if not better than this one i Animal flex by Universal, this is a great joint supp as well, but the Cissus is very effective for intense joint abuse!

Amazing Product, I had the worst pain in my elbows a couple of years back and went to the doctor's several times. The doctor could never figure out what was wrong and neither could I. I assumed I was probably over working my elbows and performing exercises incorrectly. Most likely I had Tendinitis in my elbows. Anyways I took as advised on the bottle and within 2 - 3 weeks I felt fantastic, No bad side effects.