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Tinospora cordifolia - Amrutha balli

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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

Language Common name
Kannada Amrutha balli
Hindi geloy
Malayalam Amruthu, Chittamruthu
Tamil Shindilakodi
Telugu Tippa-teega
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Guduchi, amrita, cinnodbhava
English Tinospora cordifolia


Habit

Vine

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}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

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

  • Artocarpus hirsutus unripe fruit

  • The ripe fruit of Jungle Jack

  • unripe fruits in a tree

  • The ripe fruit of Anhili with the outer skin removed.

  • ripe fruits

  • a ripe fruit

  • semi-ripe Anhili fruit.

  • Artocarpus hirsutus fungal infection

  • Artocarpus hirsutus fungal infection close-up

References

  1. ↑ "morphology"

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