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Tinospora crispa
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Tinospora crispa is a deciduous climbing shrub producing stems up to 15 metres long. The stems are up to 1cm thick. The plant often produces aerial roots from its stems, these can grow down 10 metres or more to root into the soil. A very popular medicinal plant in southeast Asia, where the plant is commonly gathered from the wild. The plant is also cultivated, especially in Thailand, India and Sri Lanka.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Fevers, Stomach trouble, Indigestion, Diarrhoea, Rheumatism, Flatulence, Itches, Cancerous wounds, Cholera, Diabetes, High blood pressure.[1]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Phytochemical investigations of the stems of Tinospora crispa led to the isolation of one new aporphine alkaloid, N-formylasimilobine 2-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside (1), along with six known alkaloids, N-formylasimilobine 2-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 --> 2)-beta-D-glucopyranoside (2) (tinoscorside A), N-formylanonaine.[2]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
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| Kashmiri | |
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| English |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Guna
Veerya
Vipaka
Karma
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if seed is required.[4]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Waste ground, Forest margins, Primary rain forest, Mixed deciduous forest.
Photo Gallery
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References
- ↑ Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
- ↑ Chemical constituents
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ Cultivation
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Fevers
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Stomach trouble
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Indigestion
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diarrhoea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Rheumatism
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Flatulence
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Itches
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cancerous wounds
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cholera
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diabetes
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat High blood pressure
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Habit - Deciduous climber
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Cuttings
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Waste ground
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Forest margins
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Primary rain forest
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Mixed deciduous forest
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