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Tinospora cordifolia

Taxonomy: Kingdom : Plantae

Division : Magnoliophyta

Class : Magnoliopsida

Order :Ranunculales

Family :Menispermaceae

Genus :Tinospora

Chemical Composition:

Octacosanol, (5R, 10R)-4R, 8R-dihydroxy-2S, 3R:15, 16-diepoxycleroda-13(16), 17, 12S:18,1S-dilactone (ECD), a diterpenoid

Part used : Aerial roots, stems and seeds

Reference:

Chemical Constitutents :

Octacosanol isolated from Tinospora cordifolia downregulates VEGF gene expression by inhibiting nuclear translocation of NF-<kappa>B and its DNA binding activity. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18513715
Chemopreventive potential of Epoxy clerodane diterpene from Tinospora cordifolia against diethylnitrosamine-induced hepatocellular carcinoma. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18853103

Anti-hyperglycemic activity :

Hypoglycemic activity of the antioxidant saponarin, characterized as alpha-glucosidase inhibitor present in Tinospora cordifolia. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18951283
Indian herbs and herbal drugs used for the treatment of diabetes. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18398493
Antihyperglycaemic effect of 'Ilogen-Excel', an ayurvedic herbal formulation in streptozotocin-induced diabetes mellitus. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17665851