TITLE:
Pharmacological Overview of Tinospora cordifolia, an Ethnologically Important Plant of Bangladesh
AUTHORS:
Gazi Monjur Murshid, Sukalyan Kumar Kundu, Md. Hossain Sohrab, Md. Abdul Mazid
KEYWORDS:
Tinospora cordifolia, Ethnopharmacology, Chemical Constituents, Biological Activities
JOURNAL NAME:
Pharmacology & Pharmacy,
Vol.13 No.3,
March
31,
2022
ABSTRACT: Tinospora cordifolia (Wild) Hook, local name: Guduchi/Amrita; English: Indian Tinospora, Hindi: Giloya/Gulancha, belongs to the family of Menispermaceae and is found in abundance in Bangladesh, Myanmar,
Sri Lanka, and China, the plant is a
spreading and mounting shrub with a lot twisting branches. T. cordifolia is used in Ayurveda
medicinal system and has numerous therapeutic properties. This article
summarizes the chemical constituents and pharmacological properties found
within the plant. The review will provide a scientific basis of its use in
Ayurveda and is an informative database on an ethno-pharmacologically important
medicinal plant for future researchers.