Steinmetz:Tinospora
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Tinospora cordifolia
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Menispermaceae
- English Names
- Heart-leaved Moonseed shrub
- Natural Habitat
- India
- Ceylon
- Indian Archipelago
- Philippines
- China
- Part(s) Used
- Caulis Tinosporae
- Radix Tinosporae
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- Constituent(s)
- bitter principle
- starch and a trace of berberine
- Action
- sedative
- diuretic
- febrifuge
- antiperiodic
- bitter tonic
- stomachic
- hepatic stimulant
- aphrodisiac; in large doses the root is a powerful emetic
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