Native to the Indian subcontinent, Tinospora cordifolia (Guduchi) is a large deciduous climbing shrub with heart-shaped leaves and a succulent stem. It produces small, yellowish flowers and drupes that turn red when mature.
The stems of Guduchi are sometimes used in textile dyeing for their yellow tint, while the roots and leaves are utilized in traditional crafts and rituals. Although it is not commonly used in culinary applications, its bitter-tasting stem extracts are occasionally incorporated into health tonics and supplements.
In Ayurveda, Guduchi is revered as a Rasayana herb, believed to promote longevity, enhance memory, and improve overall vitality. It is referred to as ‘Amrita’, referring to it as the nectar of the gods and for its use promoting immortality. Considered a Tri-Doshic herb, It is commonly used to support liver, gastrointestinal, skin and genitourinary health.
Through scientific investigation, Guduchi has been found to exhibit a wide-range of activities, including promoting immune, bone, cognitive, kidney, respiratory, metabolic and liver health, cytokine balance, comfort, and blood sugar balance.
The whole plant is used in traditional medicinal preparations. The bioactive constituents identified in Guduchi include tinosporin, columibin, chasmanthin and palmarin (whole plant); the alkaloids, tinosporide, tinosporic acid, tinosporol and protoberberine (leaves); berberine, palmitine, magniflorin, tembertarine (stems); as well as lignans, diterpenes, furan lactones, arabinogalactan, cordifol and cordifolide.
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