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| Botanical Name |
Tinospora
cordifolia |
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| Common Name |
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| Family |
Menispermaceae |
| Parts Used |
Dried
stem and bark |
| Medicinal Property |
It
is used as tonic, antiperiodic and aphrodisiac. The starch of roots and
stems are nutritious and are used to cure diarrhoea. |
| Chemistry |
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| Description |
Vigorous
climber. Stems are succulent and produce aerial roots. Stems and branches
specked with white glands. Leaves are ovate or roundish up to 10 cm long.
Flowers are very small, male and female flowers are separate. Female
flowers are solitary, white male flowers are grouped in axils of bracts. |
| Distribution |
Tropical
parts of India. |
| Economics |
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| Warning |
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