Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Tinospora cordifolia
Scientific Name and Description
Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Miers ex Hook.f. & Thomson
Herb Family
Plant type
Climber
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Tinispora cordifolia
Tinospora cordifolia (WILLD.) HOOK.F. & THOMS.
Cocculus cordifolius (WILLD.) DC.
Menispermum cordifolium WILLD.
Menispermum cordifolium Willd.
Tinospora cordifolia var. congesta Mujaffar, Yasin & Solanki
Tinospora fosbergii Kundu
Tinospora cordifolia (WILLD.) HOOK.F. & THOMS.
Cocculus cordifolius (WILLD.) DC.
Menispermum cordifolium WILLD.
Menispermum cordifolium Willd.
Tinospora cordifolia var. congesta Mujaffar, Yasin & Solanki
Tinospora fosbergii Kundu
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | Moon creeper, Bile killer |
| Sanskrit | Amrita, Guduuchi, gurbel. giloy, amara, amrita, amritalata, amritavallari, amritavalli, amrta, amrtahva, amrtavalli, amurta, apriya, bhishak tantrika, bhishakpriya, caksalaksanika, chakralaksana, chakrangi, chandrahasa, chandrapasa, chchinna, chchinnaruha, chchinnodbava, chchinnodhana, chikralakshana, chinnaroha, chinnaruha, chinnodbhava, cittamrt, dhira, gaduchi, goraksha, guduchi, guduci, guducika, guloochee, guluchi, guluci, jivanthika, jivanti, jivantiha, jivantika, jwaranashini, jwarari, kaphadani, ksandraparni, kundalini, kundalli, madhuparni, madhuparnika, nagakumarika, nirjara, pamrodhara, pittaghni, pittagni, rasayani, shyama, soma-valli, somalatika, somavalli, surakrita, tantri, uddhara, vara, vataraktari, vatsadani, vayastha, vishalya |
| Hindi | Gulancha Giloy, adharvela, amrta, gilai, giloe, giloy, gul-bel, gulanca, gulancha, gulbel, gulj-gloe, guluncha, gurach, gurch, gurcha, gurja, neem gilol, neem-giloi, neem-gilol, nim giloy, ushwa |
| Rajasthan Region | Nim Giloy |
| Common names | heart-leaved moonseed, amrita, guduchi |
| Kannada | agniballi, amara, amarada balli, amaradaballi, amratavalli, amrita balli, amritaballi, amritaburu, amritha, amrithaballi, amrtaballi, amrutha balli, amruthaballi, amrytaballi, amrytaburu, gudoochi, kaadu haaku kaare, madhu parni, madhuparka, madhuparne, madhuparni, phalani, uganiballi, yuganiballi |
| Malayalam | amrita, amritu, amrtu, amrytu, chittamratam, chittamritu, cirramrytu, cit-amerdu, citamardoo, citamerdu, cittamrtu, cittamrytam, jivanti, paiyamratam, peyamrytam, peyyamritam, sittamrytu |
| Marathi | ambarvel, amruvel, garudbael, gharol, giroli, gudambael, gul-bel, gul-vel, gul-wail, gula-veli, gulavela, gulaveli, guloe, gulvel |
| Sanskrit | amara, amrita, amritalata, amritavallari, amritavalli, amrta, amrtahva, amrtavalli, amurta, apriya, bhishak tantrika, bhishakpriya, caksalaksanika, chakralaksana, chakrangi, chandrahasa, chandrapasa, chchinna, chchinnaruha, chchinnodbava, chchinnodhana, chikralakshana, chinnaroha, chinnaruha, chinnodbhava, cittamrt, dhira, gaduchi, goraksha, guduchi, guduci, guducika, guloochee, guluchi, guluci, jivanthika, jivanti, jivantiha, jivantika, jwaranashini, jwarari, kaphadani, ksandraparni, kundalini, kundalli, madhuparni, madhuparnika, nagakumarika, nirjara, pamrodhara, pittaghni, pittagni, rasayani, shyama, soma-valli, somalatika, somavalli, surakrita, tantri, uddhara, vara, vataraktari, vatsadani, vayastha, vishalya |
| Tamil | acaci, aiyam, akacavalli, akacavallikkoti, akaci, akayavalli, akkinicikam, amarai, amarutavalli, amiltakkoti, amirta, amirtai, amirtai, amirtak koti, amirtakkoti, amirtakoti, amirtam, amirtamalakam, amirtatalaicci, amirtavalli, amirtavalli, amradvalli, amridavalli, amudam, amukam, amurtavalli, amutai, amutam, amutavi, arucam, arukacikkoti, arukam, arukanci, arukkucali, asasi, avalli, avicali, cakamuli#, cakatamuli1, cakatuntam@, cakkaralatcanam, cancivi1, cankacakkoti, cankacam, cantira, cantiraputpam1, chintil, cilaki, cilakikkoti, cilam, cilanti#, cilantikakkoti, cilantikam, cindil, cinnaruka, cinnarukai, cinnarukam, cinnarutam, cintil, cintil kilanku, cintil koti, cintilikkoti, cintukkoti, civakamuli, civan, civanti, civantikam#, civantil, civantiri, civantirikkoti, civetai,civvanti, comavalakam, comavalli, cucitakkoti, cucitam, cukkumacintikkoti, cukkumacintil, cukkumam, curamatil, cuvetakantam, ettikakkoti, ettikam, ettikkoti, irecaki, irecakikkoti, kacci, kaippuccintil, kaippuchindil, kaluci#, kaluci, kaluki, kanam 1, kantakakkoti, kantakam, kantam, karimukavaci, katavam, kecaramutaiyan, kelikam, kenci, kentakarani, kotiyavisakari, kulappacimatu, kunali, kunali, kuntali, kuntali, kuntaliya, kuticci, kutuci, makapapattalaki, maruntati, maruntatikkoti, mativamiyakkoti, mativamiyam, mativampal, mativampalkoti, matiyampal, matuparan, matuparinikai, matuparnikai, matuparunikai, motiraikenkai, mulakampakaittan, mutantakkoti, narcintil, narsindil, nateyam, niraidarudian, niraitaruturu, niraitaruturu, nitaitaruturu, nocikakkoti, nocikam, ocitakkoti, ocitam, padalamulan, paganrai, parivai , parivai , parivaikkoti, paruni , parunikai, parunikaikkoti, patalamulam , patalamuli , pattinimatu, ponnavalli, ponravalli, porcintil, reraki, seendil, seenthil, sheendi codie, shindil kodi, shindil-kodi, shindil-shakkarai, sindal, sindhil, sindil, sindilkodi, talaiccurul, talaiccuruli, talaiccuruni, tantirakam, tantiram, tevaniram, timirakkatavi, tittamirtam, tittaparuvan, tulavai, turupulappam, turuputkarakkoti, turuputkaram, turuputpam, upavam, upavari, upavarikkoti, vaccakani, vaccatani#, vaccatani, vaccatanikkoti, vacikaram , vallika, vallikakkoti, vallikkantam, vanci , vapamatu, vayamatu, vayatikakkoti, vellaiccintil, vencintil, vencintirkoti, venkaipatukani, verarku, vetiyati, vicalikkoti, virutalatanam |
| Telugu | amrta, dooyuthige, duya teega, duyutige, galoochi, galuchi, gudoochi, guduchi, guduci, guloochi, guluchi, guluci, guricha, iruloochi, iruluchi, jeevanthika, jivantika, kodupurutheega, kora patta tige, madhuka, manapaala, manapala, somida, tellatippatige, telle tippa tige, thellathippathige, thipatheega, thippateega, thippathige, tippa teega, tippa-tige-sattu, tippatega, tippatege-veru, tippatiga, tippatige, tippatingai, tippatingay |
| Tibetan | sle tras, sle tres, sle-tres |
| Urdu | gilo, gilo khushk, gilo-i-sabz, sat gilo, satgilo |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Homoeopathy
Tibetan
Folk
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Stem
Leaves
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
- The aqueous extract of the plant is widely used for the treatment of jaundice, urinary diseases, eye and liver ailments.
- Extract of plant is hypoglycemic.
- Dry stem effective in diarrhoea and chronic dysentery as also a tonic.
- Its powder is very useful in fever.
- Fresh stem juice is antacid and effective in rheumatic arthritis and gouts.
- Root decoction is emetic and is used as an antidote to snake bite.
Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur 342 003
Tinospora cordifolia (Wild) Hook. f. & Thomson Menispermaceae Seenthil Climber Leaves Powder Hypoglycaemic and Cardiovascular disease
Tinospora cordifolia Willd. Giloy Menispermaceae Sexual impotency, fever, malaria
Cocculus cordifolius DC. Climbing Shrub Leaves Diabetes General Jaganathan et al. 2016
Giloy helps in purifying the blood, improving digestion, and combating chronic fevers. Giloy is also known for its ability to manage stress and anxiety. This wonder herb is often used to treat a variety of ailments.
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
Flora of Bankura District (West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
The Flora of Kerala Vol I Author - Ed. P. Daniel
Flora of West Bengal Vol 1 Author - BSI Scientist
Flora of the Indian Desert Author - Bhandari M.M
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I Author - K.M. MATTHEW
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-1 Author - C.J. SALDHANA.
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol I Author - H.J Cchowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Flora of Maharashrta State (Dicotyledons) Volume 1 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Flora of Majuli Author - M.Islam
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
The Flora of Orissa Volume 1 Author - H. O. Saxena, M. Brahmam
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Jaganathan et al. 2016
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Citations
Herb citations
WFO (2024): Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Miers ex Hook.f. & Thomson. Published on the Internet;http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0001083821. Accessed on: 07 Jun 2024