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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

Terpenoids and alkaloids, Columbin, tinosporaside, jatrorhizine, palmatine, berberine, tembeterine, tinocordifolioside, phenylpropene disaccharides, choline, tinosporic acid, tinosporal, and tinosporon have been isolated from Tinospora cordifolia.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Amrutaballi
Hindi Giloe, Gurcha
Malayalam Nerinjil
Tamil Seendal, Seendil kodi
Telugu Thippateega
Marathi Gulvel
Gujarathi Galac, Garo
Punjabi Gilo
Kashmiri Amrita, Gilo
Sanskrit Amrithavalli, Amritha, Madhuparni, Guduchika, chinnobhaava
English


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

Vine

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple No trichomes were found. The cross section shows a single layered epidermis and a wide zone of cortex composed of 3 to 4 layers of endodermis {{{3}}}

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
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Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Stem Cuttings.

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[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

subtropical and tropical climate area, sandy loam soil.

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References

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  2. "indian journal"
  3. "vikaspedia"

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