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Tinospora cordifolia - Amrutha balli

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Identification
[[File: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}}.
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=Amrithavalli, Amritha, Madhuparni, Guduchika, chinnobhaava|en=Heart-leaved moonseed|gu=Galac, Garo|hi=Giloe, Gurcha|kn=Amrutaballiಅಮರ Amara, ಅಮೃತಬಳ್ಳಿ Amritaballi, ಉಗನಿ ಬಳ್ಳಿ Ugani balli|ks=Amrita, Gilo|ml=Nerinjil|mr=Gulvel|pa=Gilo|ta=Seendal, Seendil kodi|te=Thippateega}}<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|cordateCordate|apex Apex abruptly acuminate, 5-15x 5-13 cm; petioles 2-7 cm long, margin entire, strong basal veins 5-7, impressed above and prominent beneath, lateral veins 2-3 pairs, veinlets fine and close}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|unisexualUnisexual|inflorescences Inflorescences up to 15cm long|Male flowers: main outer 3 sepals greenish-yellow, ovate 1-1.5 mm long, inner 3 elliptic, concave, 3-4 mm long; petals rhombic-clawed, externally papillose towards base, 2-2.5 mm long; stamen clavate, 3 mm long. Female flowers: petals broadly spathulate; staminodes 1.5 mm long, carpels 1.8 mm long.||}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Drupe|6-7 mm long||redRed, endocarp thinly bony, broadly elliptic to subrotund in outline|Seeds curved or half moon shape, endospermic, cotyledons flattened, leaflike, radicle short.}}
===Other features===
==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==
==References==
 
<references>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/package-of-practices/medicinal-and-aromatic-plants/tinospora-cordifolia "vikaspedia"Vikaspedia]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/231352 "Leaf morphology"]</ref>
<ref name="Chemical 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>

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