Review on Pharmacological Profile of Medicinal Vine: Tinospora cordifolia
Kumar Antul *
Department of Botany, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004, Punjab, India.
Paul Amandeep
Department of Botany, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004, Punjab, India.
Singh Gurwinder
Department of Botany, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004, Punjab, India.
Choudhary Anuj
Department of Botany, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004, Punjab, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Tinospora is highly distributed in the tropical and subtropical region of India. This climbing deciduous shrub widely reported in China, Bangladesh and Srilanka. The plant is rich in many phytoconstituents that are useful in drug designing. It is highly used against cancer, tumour suppression, and act as an anti-allergic compound. It is commonly known as gudhuchi, belongs to the family Menispermeaceae. Tinospora is most valuable herb known for its medicinal properties from Vedic periods and cures various diseases such as malaria, asthma and urinary disorders. The genus Tinospora consists of many classes of chemicals such as alkaloids, diterpenoids lactones, steroids, aliphatic compounds and polysaccharides. It is the best remedy for both children as well as adults against respiratory tract diseases. The plant shows various antioxidant, anti-hyperglycemic, anti-neoplastic and hepatoprotective properties. In this review article medicinal property, chemical constituents and full description have been explored.
Keywords: Tinospora, gudhuchi, diterpenoids, antioxidant, anti-neoplastic, steroids.