Scientific Name: Tinospora cordifolia
English Name: Gulancha tinospora,
Sanskrit Name: Guduchi, Giloy

Description of the herb Tinospora cordifolia

It is a climbing shrub. Barks are gray-brown or cream-white and warty. Leaves re broad, pointed at the tip and having margin. Small flowers appear in summer and fruits in winter. The plant climbing on a neem tree is considered to be therapeutically more useful.

Distribution

It grows in tropical and sub tropical regions up to an altitude of 300 meters.

Part Used

Stem

Phytochemicals

Its principal constituents are tinosporine, tinosporide, tinosporaside, cordifolide, cordifol, heptacosanol, clerodane furano diterpene, diterpenoid furanolactone tinosporidine, columbin and b-sitosterol.

Medicinal properties

It is Ant periodic, Antipyretic, Diuretic and Anti-inflammatory. It is a constituent of several compound preparations. It is used in fever, urinary disorders, dyspepsia, torpidity of the liver, skin diseases, secondary syphilis, rheumatism, constipation, tuberculosis, leprosy and general debility. It is also used in treatment of rheumatism and jaundice. It is a blood purifier and may be useful in AIDS and other immune diseases also. It is also being proposed for cancer patients before and after chemotherapy.

Indications for use of Tinospora cordifolia herb powder

1. It is a very useful treatment for gout and high uric acid.
2. It is a natural blood purifier and is very useful for skin problems like Acne, Psoriasis, eczema, Lichen planus and others.
3. It is an immunomodulator and is useful for immunity deficient conditions like AIDS and other auto-immune disorders.
4. Our herbal powder Navkarshik Churna contains this herb and other useful herbs for gout.You can buy this powder at our website

Dosage

Powder: 5 gm twice daily