Abstract
Tinospora cordifolia is a medicinal ayurvedic herb having vast benefit to human health. It is come under the climbing shrub, which belongs to family Menispermaceae and is inherent to India and some extent to China also, and some parts of Australia and Africa. Other names used for Tinospora cordifolia are Guduchi or Amrita or Giloy. Not a single part but whole plant has its own pharmacological effect for human well-being. Tinospora cordifolia has chemical constituents like terpenoids, alkaloids, steroids, lignans, flavonoids and glycosides. It has many pharmacological activities such as immunomodulation, anti-diabatic, antifungal, in hepatotoxicity (hepatic disorder), anti- cancer, anti-HIV potential, antitoxic effect, and in Parkinson disease. This review paper will discuss about the various properties/activities of the plant.
Highlights
1.2 Biological SourcesIn today's world of globalisation and modernization, the increase in risk of a no. of diseases like infectious and non-infectious are because of the change in life style or food habits of human beings [1,2,3]
Leaves: Powder of leaves and their decoction, joined with cow's milk, have been utilized to fix gout, ulcers, jaundice, fever, and wounds, just as to oversee blood sugar [16]. This plant is being consumed traditionally and each part of it have significant role in improvement of human health. It has been utilized as a constituent of a few people and Ayurvedic arrangements as juices, decoctions, glue, powders and pills to serve general weakness, fever, illnesses of skin, persistent the runs, jaundice, asthma and bone-crack, which were portrayed in old texts like Ras Ayana, Sangrahi, Balya, Agnideepana, Tridoshshamaka, Dahnashaka, Mehnashaka, Kasa-swasahara, Pandunashaka, Kamla-Kushta-Vataraktanashaka, Jwarhara, Krimihara, Prameha, Arshnashaka, and Kricch-Hridroganashak [14]
Roots are recommended as an emetic in the treatment of visceral blockages, leprosy, diarrhoea, and dysentery [19, 20]
Summary
In today's world of globalisation and modernization, the increase in risk of a no. of diseases like infectious and non-infectious are because of the change in life style (stress, work pressure, change in climate) or food habits (unhealthy dietary habits) of human beings [1,2,3]. Of diseases like infectious and non-infectious are because of the change in life style (stress, work pressure, change in climate) or food habits (unhealthy dietary habits) of human beings [1,2,3]. Beside from this, ailments like heart problem, cholesterol, stress, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, blood pressure have increased. People losing interest in allopathy and seeking towards ayurvedic or natural drug sources because of increasing antimicrobial resistance from antibiotics, adverse effect and the cost of chemical drugs decrease in their potency. In this situation researches have been going on for alternative to these medicines for betterment of human and animal health[4].
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