Abstract

MACROSCOPIC AND MICROSCOPIC CHARACTER OF THE GUDUCHI (TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA WILLD. MIERS) FRESH STEM

Dr. Kirti Rathod*, Dr. Virendra Kori, Dr. Kalpna Patel and Dr. Nilesh Jethava

Abstract

This review brings together various properties and medicinal uses of T. cordifolia described in Ayurveda, along with phytochemical and pharmacological reports. T. cordifolia (Guduchi) is a large, glabrous, perennial, deciduous, climbing shrub of weak and fleshy stem found throughout India. It is a widely used plant in folk and Ayurvedic systems of medicine. The chemical constituents reported from this shrub belong to different classes, such as alkaloids, diterpenoid lactones, glycosides, steroids, sesquiterpenoid, phenolics, aliphatic compounds and polysaccharides. Various properties of T. cordifolia, described in ancient texts of Ayurveda, like Rasayana, Sangrahi, Balya, Agnideepana, Tridoshshamaka, Dahnashaka, Mehnashaka, Kasa-swasahara, Pandunashaka, Kamla-Kushta-Vataraktanashaka, Jwarhara, Krimihara, Prameha, Arshnashaka, Kricch-Hridroganashak, etc., are acquiring scientific validity through modern research adopting "reverse pharmacological" approach.

Keywords: Guduchi, Macoscopic, Macroscopic, Step, Medicinal Plants.