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Sanskrit |
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Guduchi, Amrita, Giloya |
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English |
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Gulvel, giloe |
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Latin name |
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Tinospora
cordifolia |
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Family |
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Menispermaceae |
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Morphology:
A deciduous, woody climber. The leaves are heart
shaped with pointed leaf tip, dark green and borne
on a stout leaf stalk. The flowers are unisexual
(male and female flowers are separate), small,
yellow or greenish yellow. Flowers are borne on
nodes of old stem. They appear when the plant is
leafless. The fruits are called drupes, which are
found in clusters. Fruits look like bunch of red
cherries. Each drupe is small and globose. Fruits
turn red when ripened. The seeds are crescent
shaped. |
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Ayurvedic
Pharmacodynamic properties: |
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Rasa |
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Tikta (bitter), Kashaya (astringent) |
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Guna |
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Laghu (light), Snigdha (oily) |
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Virya |
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Ushna (hot) |
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Vipaka |
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Madhura (sweet) |
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Doshakarma |
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Tridosha Shamak (alleviate V, P and K Dosha) |
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Useful parts |
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Whole plant. |
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Medicinal uses |
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It is acrid, bitter, hot, restorative, aphrodisiac,
alleviate of all the three doshas and a good
digestive tonic. Antiperiod, alternative, tonic,
hepatic stimulant and diuretic. It cures fever,
jaundice, thirst, burning sensation, diabetes,
piles, skin ailments, respiratory disorders,
neurological problems and improves intellect.
It is also acts as diuretic, cooling, and its dried
fruits are used in cases of spermatorrhoea,
phosphaturia, diseases of genito-urinary tract such
as dysuria, gonorrhoea, chronic cystitis, calculous
affections, urinary disorders, incontinence of
urine, gout and impotence also in uterine disorders
after parturition. The seeds are strengthening and
the ash of plant is good for external application in
rheumarthritis. |
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Dose |
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Churna 1-3 gm |
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Important formulations |
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Amritarishta, Giloya satva |
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Medicinal uses |
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It is acrid, bitter, hot, restorative, aphrodisiac,
alleviate of all the three doshas and a good
digestive tonic. Antiperiod, alternative, tonic,
hepatic stimulant and diuretic. It cures fever,
jaundice, thirst, burning sensation, diabetes,
piles, skin ailments, respiratory disorders,
neurological problems and improves intellect.
It is also acts as diuretic, cooling, and its dried
fruits are used in cases of spermatorrhoea,
phosphaturia, diseases of genito-urinary tract such
as dysuria, gonorrhoea, chronic cystitis, calculous
affections, urinary disorders, incontinence of
urine, gout and impotence also in uterine disorders
after parturition. The seeds are strengthening and
the ash of plant is good for external application in
rheumarthritis. |
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Dose |
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Churna 1-3 gm |
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Important formulations |
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Amritarishta, Giloya satva |
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Summary:
By viewing recent clinical studies about Guduchi, it can be
concluded that guduchi is a powerful rasayana herb, it has anti
oxidant activity and anti ulcer activity. It enhances the body
strength and immunity power of the body thus in a clinical study TC
significantly decreased all symptoms of allergic rhinitis.
Other research team has founded that extract of Tinospora cordifolia
roots acts as hypoglyceamic agent and was more prominent than
glibenclamide – A potent drug modern medicine for hyperglycaemia. It
is also effective in hyper-reactive malarious splenomegaly and acts
as antitumor activity.
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