Tinospora cordifolia: An Optimistic Herb for Comprehensive Gesundheit

Pharmacognosy Research,2024,16,2,219-229.DOI:10.5530/pres.16.2.28Published:April 2024Type:Review ArticleAuthors:Snehangshu Gupta, Annammadevi G.S, Sourav Nag, Reshmi Paul, and Sumanta Mondal Author(s) affiliations:Snehangshu Gupta, Annammadevi G.S*, Sourav Nag, Reshmi Paul, Sumanta Mondal School of Pharmacy, GITAM (Deemed to be University), Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA. Abstract:The necessity for wellness and good habits that boost resistance to illness has come to light due to worries about possible health concerns. Because they are harmless, biologically active polysaccharides derived from plants are excellent substitutes for treating various illnesses. Tinospora cordifolia (Thunb.) Miers, an evergreen perennial climber, is known as "guduchi." This plant, which is dioecious and deciduous, is a member of the Menispermaceae family. In the Indian medical system, a plant named Rasayana is incredibly beneficial. Different extraction and purification techniques have been used to separate and characterise the polysaccharides from Tinospora cordifolia. In addition to hot-water extraction, other state-of-the-art techniques are used to extract the polysaccharides from T. cordifolia, such as Enzyme-Assisted Extraction (EAE), pulsed electric field, microwave-assisted extraction, ultrasound-assisted extraction, and supercritical fluid extraction. The modern healthcare system has also recognised its efficacy. The stem of the plant may be used medicinally. Because the stems contain more alkaloids than the leaves, the entire plant is utilised medicinally. This plant also offers many other benefits, including immunomodulation, hypoglycemia, antioxidants, anti-hyperglycemia, allergies, inflammation, and diabetic mellitus. Most of the plant's chemical makeup comprises alkaloids, glycosides, steroids, sesquiterpenoids, aliphatic, diterpenoid lactones, and other unidentified evidence. This study highlights the many traditional and ethnobotanical uses of T. cordifolia and the countless pharmacological, phytochemical, and clinical literature written about the plant. Keywords:Ethnobotanical, Guduchi, Pharmacological., Phytochemical, Polysaccharides, Tinospora cordifoliaView:PDF (1.14 MB)