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
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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