| Botanical Name (Latin):
Tinospora cordifolia
Sanskrit
Name:
Guduchi
Common Name (English):
Heartleaf moonseed
Type of
Herb: Ayurvedic
Effect on the
Doshas:
Vata: = Pitta: =
Kapha: =
Rasa (Taste): tikta, madhura, kasaya
The six flavors are:
Madhura
(sweet) Amla (sour)
Lavana (salty)
Katu
(pungent) Tikta
(bitter) Kasaya (astringent)
Virya
(Energy): ushna
The two energies are:
Shita (cold)
Ushna (hot)
Vipak
(Post-Digestive Action):
madhura
Guna
(Qualities):
guru, snigda (root) laghu (bark)
The twenty gunas or qualities
of all substances are: Guru
(heavy) Manda
(dull) Shita
(cold) Ushna (hot)
Snigdha
(unctuous) Slaksna
(smooth) Sandra
(dense) Mridu
(soft) Sthira
(stable) Suksma
(subtle) Visada
(non-slimy) Laghu
(light) Tikshna
(sharp) Rooksha
(un-unctuous, dry) Khara
(rough) Drava
(liquid) Kathina
(hard) Sara
(unstable) Sthula
(gross) Piccila
(slimy)
Prabhava
(Special Potency):
antipyretic, antiinflammatory
Dhatu
Affinity (Tissues
Entered):
rasa, rakta, mamsa, majja, shukra
The seven dhatus or tissues
are: Rasa (plasma, lymph), Rakta
(red blood cells), Mamsa
(muscle tissue), Meda (adipose
tissue), Ashti (bone tissue),
Majja (bone marrow, nervous
tissue
, connective tissue), Shukra
(male reproductive tissue), Artava
(female reproductive tissue)
Pharmacological
Action:
febrifuge, anti-inflammatory, anthelmintic,, sl diuretic, aphrodisiac,, stimulates immune system, antipyretic, antitoxic--especially to liver, alterative to pancreas liver stomach, diuretic, antiperiodic,alterative, antihelmintic--pin, round, thread worms, improves circulation from heating property K = tridosha samaka, khutaghana, tirsa nigraha, dipana, pacana, rakta sodhaka, rakta vardhaka, kaphaghana, virsya, prameha hara, daha samaka, rasayana; alterataive, diuretic, aphrodisiac, tonic
Indications
(Uses):
nephritis, cystitis, arthritis, bursitis, bronchitis, ulcers, menstrual dis.soriasis, eczema, gout, sciatica, malaria, diabetes, hemorrhoids, bleeding gums dyspepsia, peptic ulcer, acute gastritis, anemia, liver dis, jaundice, CFS, gout, fever, nausea, gall stone, diabetes, menorrhagia, pyrexia, gout, arthritis, bursitis, tendonitis, acute rheumatoid arthritis, arthritis of unknown origin, food poisoning, eczema, dermatitis, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, gouty arthritis, stomatitis, gingivitis, colesititis, angina pectoris, K = diarrhea, dysentery, vfevers due to cold and indigestion, rheumatism, urinary diseases, dyspepsia, general debility, syphilis, skin diseases, bronchitis, spermatorrhea, impotence, gonorrhea, cough, chronic fever,
Contraindications
(Cautions):
none
Constituents:
K = stem contains sl bitter substance, a crystalline substance giloin, also a glycoside, gilosterol, tinosporinea furanoid bitter principle, the clerodane furano-diterpene 2
Active
Substances:
berberine-a bitter substance
Plant Part
Used:
stem, root, bark
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