PHYTOCHEMICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA

The crude ethanol extract of the stem Tinospora cordifolia (Family Menispermaceae) was evaluated for its antioxidant and analgesic activities. property T. assessed by 1, 1-diphenyl –2- picryl hydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging assay. showed potential activity (IC50 about 52.80 µg/ml), which comparable to standard drug ascorbic acid 4.12 µg ml-1). ethanolic also exhibited statistically significant (p<0.001) writhing inhibition in aceitic induced white albino mice (Swiss-webstar strain). It produced 40% at dose 500 mg kg-1 body weight while (diclofenac sodium) found 45.22 % a 25 weight. results tend suggest that might possess