BACKGROUND Current medications for dementia and enhancement of learning and memory are limited hence we need to explore traditional medicinal systems like Ayurveda to investigate agents that can improve learning and enhance memory. OBJECTIVE The present study was carried out to evaluate effects and mechanisms of Ayurveda drug formulations, Tinospora cordifolia (Tc) and Phyllanthus emblica (Pe...

The Ayurvedic medical system, which uses herbal preparations for its traditional remedies, has been used in India since ancient times. One of the powerful immunomodulators is Tinospora cordifolia, also known as AMRITA, credited to this miracle medication giving user youth, longevity, and vigour. RAPD widely successfully identify several species medicinally significant plant. need research into ...

Guduchi has been widely used in the traditional medicine as an immunomodulator. Description of guduchi in Ayurvedic literature resemble with T. sinensis rather than with commonly available T. cordifolia and hence this may be used as substitutes for T. sinensis. T. cordifolia growing on Azadirachta indica commonly called Neem-guduchi has more immunomodulatory potential. Thus, immunomodulatory ac...

The antifungal activity of extracts of Tinospora cordifolia (leaves), Moringa oleifera (bark) and Trachyspermum ammi (seeds) at three concentrations viz., 25, 50, 75% (v/v) were evaluated in vitro by poisoned food technique against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici and Fusarium solani causing wilt disease on tomato and brinjal plants. The antifungal activity was assessed in terms of percent...

Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.), belonging to the family Menispermaceae, is known to exhibit a wide array of pharmacological properties such as antiulcer, anti-inflammatory and antiarthritic properties. In the present study an attempt has been made to evaluate the antioxidant and glucose uptake potential of T. cordifolia leaves extract in vitro. Phytochemical analysis of the leaves extract reveal...

Ethanol extracts of Ocimum sanctum Linn. and Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Miers ex Hook. f. & Thoms. were included for the present in vitro study. Pepsin was used as a substitute for HIV-protease to evaluate inhibitory activity of these extracts, as pepsin has close resemblance with HIV-protease in proteolytic activity. Extracts of O. sanctum and T. cordifolia showed potent inhibitory activity...

Dietary excess of lipids causes substantial health disorders like hyperlipemia, obesity and cardiovascular problems. Use of lipase and α-glucosidase inhibitors in combination is considered to be the ideal therapy for obesity control. Anti-obesity activity of natural products is usually assessed by inhibition of pancreatic lipase activity by the preparations. We have reported earlier that some k...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE The effect of aqueous extract of Tinospora cordifolia, an immunomodulator with antimalarial activity along with chloroquine was studied in the treatment of three cases of hyper-reactive malarious splenomegaly in District Hospital, Daltonganj town, Jharkhand, India. These cases were partial/slow responders to the conventional antimalarial drug chloroquine. METHODS Aqueou...