Tinospora cordifolia - Amrutha balli

Amrutha balli

Tinospora cordifolia which is known by the common names heart-leaved moonseed, guduchi and giloy is an herbaceous vine of the family Menispermaceae indigenous to the tropical areas of India, Myanmar and Sri Lanka.

Uses

Osteoarthritis, Pimples, Piles, Skin diseases, Diabetes, Blood pressure, Heart Diseases, Fever, Jaundice.

Parts Used

Stem, Roots, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Columbin, tinosporaside, jatrorhizine, palmatine, berberine, tembeterine, tinocordifolioside, phenylpropene disaccharides, choline, tinosporic acid, tinosporal, and tinosporon have been isolated from Tinospora cordifolia.

Common names

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Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	lanceolate	alternate, spiral, clustered at twigs end, tawny hirsute, caducous, leaving annular scar

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	14cm long	Pendulous, Ovoid		male flowers in axillary spikes, pendulous; female flowers in axillary spikes, ovoid

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
		Syncarp (sorosis), subglobose or ellipsoid with long echinate processes, orange when ripe	seeds many, ovoid.		{{{6}}}

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

• Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings, Airlayers.

How to plant/cultivate

In terms of taking care of the plant, minimal pruning is required Cutting off dead branches from the interior of the tree is only sometimes needed. In addition, twigs bearing fruit must be twisted or cut down to the trunk to induce growth for the next season. Branches should be pruned every three to four years to maintain its productivity. Stingless bees such as Tetragonula iridipennis are jackfruit pollinators, and as such, play an important role in jackfruit cultivation.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Western Ghats, Malabar Coast.

Photo Gallery

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  Artocarpus hirsutus unripe fruit

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  The ripe fruit of Jungle Jack

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  unripe fruits in a tree

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  The ripe fruit of Anhili with the outer skin removed.

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  ripe fruits

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  a ripe fruit

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  semi-ripe Anhili fruit.

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  Artocarpus hirsutus fungal infection

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  Artocarpus hirsutus fungal infection close-up

External Links

• Artocarpus hirsutus on ENVIS Centre on Conservation of Medicinal Plants
• Artocarpus hirsutus on India Biodiversity Portal
• Artocarpus: A review of its traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology
• Artocarpus: A review of its phytochemistry and pharmacology
• Pharmacognostical studies on the bark of Artocarpus hirsutus Lam