Nutritional aspects of Tinospora cordifolia (Giloe)

Medicinal plants are considered as green gold owing to their indispensable contribution to the plant based medicines, health care, pharmaceuticals, food supplements, cosmetics etc. Tinospora cordifolia commonly known as giloe is used in the traditional ayurvedic medicine and Indian System of Medicine (ISM) since times immemorial. In this manuscript, the nutritional composition of T. cordifolia along with its antioxidant activities has been highlighted. The starch obtained from the stem of the plant known as “Guduchi-satva” is highly nutritive and digestive and used in many diseases. Tinospora can be a valuable dietary and health supplement that can help in nutrition, holistic health, and prevention of numerous diseases.