Affiliation:
1. Vardhman College of Pharmacy, Koli, Karanja (Lad), Washim, Maharashtra, India
Abstract
Tinospora cordifolia (Giloy) is one of the important and very common herbs, usually used as a common ingredient in various medicines of the Falcon, Ayurvedic, Unani and Siddha systems. Widely used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine. Jiro (Tinospora cordifolia) is a herbal medicine that is widely used in the Unani Medicine System. (USM) for various therapeutic purposes. It has antipyretic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory and anti-diabetic effects. This review article mainly contains his information on the cultivation of Tinospora, and the therapeutic benefits of this plant such as anti-ulcer, anti-diabetic, antiinflammatory, anti-cancer, anti-AIDS and anti-allergic activity, phytochemistry, morphology, pharmacological activites and therapeutic uses of these medicinal plants. From this we can conclude that it is one of the best herbal medicines for fever, diabetes mellitus and syphilis in USM.