Medicinal Plants - International Journal of Phytomedicines and Related Industries
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 2

Tinospora cordifolia: A wonderful miracle herb of 21st century of India

  • Author:
  • Naresh Kumar Kumawat, Dushyant Kishore, Jeetendra Kumar Vaishya, Padmapriya Balakrishnan, Tanuja Manoj Nesari
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 117 to 122

National Medicinal Plants Board, Ministry of AYUSH, Indian Red Cross Society, Annexe Building, 1st Floor & 2nd Floor, 1 Red Cross Road, New Delhi-110001

*Corresponding author e-mail: info-nmpb@nic.in

Online published on 13 June, 2019.

Abstract

Tinospora species belongs to family Menispermaceae is distributed in tropical Africa, South-East Asia, Indo Malaya region and Australia. Out of 40 different species, five species of Tinospora (T. bakis, T. cordifolia, T. crispa, T. malabarika, T. rumpii) are well known for their mecinial value in treatments of different human ailments all over the world. The detail description of T. cordifolia with distribution, botanical descriptions, active principles, pharmacological uses, agro-cultivation and trade aspects are discussed in this review.

Keywords

Tinospora cordifolia, giloe, agro-cultivation, pharmacological uses, active principles, medicinal uses