ANALYTICAL STUDY OF GUDUCHI (TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA WILLD. MIERS) FRESH STEM
Dr. Kirti Rathod*, Dr. Virendra Kori, Dr. Kalpna Patel and Dr. Nilesh Jethava
ABSTRACT
Tinospora cordifolia (Giloy/Guduchi) belonging to the family menispermaceae, is a large extensively spreading glabrous, perennial deciduous twiner with succulent stems and papery bark. It is widely used in Ayurvedic system of medicine “Rasayanas” to the immune system and the body resistance against infections. In modern medicine, T. cordifolia is used for the treatment of general weakness, fever, dyspepsia, dysentery, gonorrhoea, urinary diseases, viral hepatitis and anaemia. The stems of different thickness (diameter) are being used by the pharmaceutical industries for preparation of various herbal formulations without having information about concentration of phytoconstituents. The present study was carried out with the objective to study the variation in phytoconstituents among T. cordifoila stems were analyzed for their phytoconstituents. Phytochemical screening revealed the presence of phenols, flavanoids, alkaloids, saponins, cardiac glycosides, steroids, carbohydrate and proteins.
Keywords: Analytical, Guduchi, Ash Value, Pharmacology, Stem.
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