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Tinospora cordifolia - Amrutha balli

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Identification
[[File:Amrutha balli (Tinospora cordifolia)leaves.jpg|thumb|right|''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.It's family is Menispermaceae.<ref name="Plant family"/>
==Uses==
{{Uses|Osteoarthritis}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Piles}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Blood pressure}}, {{Uses|Heart Diseases}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Jaundice}}, {{Uses|Hyperacidity}}, {{Uses|Gout}}.
==Parts Used==
==Chemical Composition==
Terpenoids and alkaloids, Columbin, tinosporaside, jatrorhizine, palmatine, berberine, tembeterine, tinocordifolioside, phenylpropene disaccharides, choline, tinosporic acid, tinosporal, and tinosporon have been isolated from Tinospora cordifolia.<ref name="Chemical Composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=Amrithavalli, Amritha, Madhuparni, Guduchika, chinnobhaava|en=Heart-leaved moonseed|gu=Galac, Garo|hi=Giloe, Gurcha|kn=Amrutha ಅಮರ Amara, ಅಮೃತಬಳ್ಳಿ Amritaballi, ಉಗನಿ ಬಳ್ಳಿ Ugani balli|mlks=AmruthuAmrita, ChittamruthuGilo|saml=Guduchi, amrita, cinnodbhavaNerinjil|tamr=ShindilakodiGulvel|tepa=Tippa-teegaGilo|hita=geloySeendal, Seendil kodi|ente=Tinospora cordifoliaThippateega}}<ref name="Common names"/> ==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya======Rasa===Tikta, Kashaya===Guna===Laghu (Light)===Veerya===Ushna (heat)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Balya, [[Deepana]], Rasayana, Jvaraghna, Threedoshashamaka, Raktashodana
==Habit==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|lanceolateCordate|alternateApex abruptly acuminate, spiral5-15x 5-13 cm; petioles 2-7 cm long, clustered at twigs endmargin entire, tawny hirsute strong basal veins 5-7, caducousimpressed above and prominent beneath, leaving annular scarlateral veins 2-3 pairs, veinlets fine and close}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|14cm Inflorescences up to 15cm long|PendulousMale flowers: main outer 3 sepals greenish-yellow, ovate 1-1.5 mm long, inner 3 elliptic, concave, 3-4 mm long; petals rhombic-clawed, Ovoid||male flowers in axillary spikesexternally papillose towards base, pendulous2-2.5 mm long; female flowers in axillary spikesstamen clavate, ovoid3 mm long.||}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Drupe|6-7 mm long|Syncarp (sorosis)|Red, subglobose endocarp thinly bony, broadly elliptic to subrotund in outline|Seeds curved or ellipsoid with long echinate processeshalf moon shape, endospermic, cotyledons flattened, orange when ripe|seeds manyleaflike, ovoidradicle short.|}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka TailaCitraka Harītakī]] as ''root juice extract''* [[Amritarishta]]* [[Siva gutika]]* [[Guduchi satva]]* [[Mushalyadi churna]]<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
==Where to get the saplings==
==How to plant/cultivate==
The land is ploughed, harrowed, and made weed-free.A basal dose of FYM (farmyard manure) @ 10 tonnes per hectare and half dose of nitrogen (75 kg) are applied at the time of land preparation.About 2500 cuttings are required for plantation in 1 hectare of land.No specific treatment is required before sowing.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Western GhatsSubtropical and tropical climate area}}, {{Commonly seen|Malabar CoastSandy loam soil}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Artocarpus hirsutus immature fruits from Tuvvur, Kerala, India.JPG|Artocarpus hirsutus unripe fruitFile:Artocarpus hirsutus fruitTippa-tige (Telugu- తిప్పతీగె) (3052478898).jpg|The ripe fruit of Jungle JackLeafFile:ആഞ്ഞിലിTinospora cordifolia leaves.jpg|unripe fruits in a treeLeavesFile:ആഞ്ഞിലിപ്പഴംGul-bel (Hindi- गुलबेल) (2349304194).jpg|The ripe fruit of Anhili with the outer skin removed.FlowersFile:രണ്ട് ഐനിച്ചക്കകൾ.jpg|ripe fruits File:ഐനിച്ചക്ക.jpg|a ripe fruitFile:ആഞ്ഞിലി ചക്ക അഥവാ ഐനി ചക്കTinospora cordifolia, heart-leaved moonseed,ചിറ്റമൃത് .jpg|semi-ripe Anhili fruit.File:Artocarpus hirsutus fungal infection.JPG|Artocarpus hirsutus fungal infectionFile:Artocarpus hirsutus fungal infection close up.JPG|Artocarpus hirsutus fungal infection close-upFruits
</gallery>
==References==
 
<references>
<ref name="chemical compositionHow to plant/cultivate">[http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/package-of-practices/medicinal-and-aromatic-plants/tinospora-cordifolia Vikaspedia]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/231352 Leaf morphology]</ref><ref name="ethnopharmacologyChemical Composition">THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 53.</ref><ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2012/08/28/guduchi-giloy-ayurvedic-details-benefits-usage-dose-formulations/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref><ref name="Plant family">Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:13</ref><ref name="Common names">[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Gulbel.html Common names]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://frlhtenviswww.nichomeremediess.incom/KidsCentregiloy-medicinal-plant-uses-and-images/Artocarpus_hirsutus_1636.aspx Artocarpus hirsutus on ENVIS Centre Tinospora cordifolia on Conservation of Medicinal Plants]* [https://indiabiodiversityhome remediess.org/species/show/8066 Artocarpus hirsutus on India Biodiversity Portalcom]* [https://www.sciencedirectncbi.nlm.nih.comgov/sciencepmc/articlearticles/piiPMC2924974/S0378874110002060 Artocarpus: A review of its traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacologyTinospora cordifolia on ncbi.nlm.nih.gov plant information]* [httpshttp://pdfsnatureconservation.semanticscholar.orgin/d5c0description-and-medicinal-uses-of-guduchi-tinospora-cordifolia/67efca6a605cfebce2ad4b6a8a702887cccaTinospora cordifolia on nature conservation.pdf Artocarpus: A review of its phytochemistry and pharmacologyin]* [httphttps://citeseerxwww.istncbi.psunlm.edunih.gov/pmc/articles/viewdocPMC3644751/download?doi=10Tinospora cordifolia on Ncbi articles.1.1.381.143&rep=rep1&type=pdf Pharmacognostical studies on the bark of Artocarpus hirsutus Lamcom]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Menispermaceae]]

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