Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Miers.

• Family: Menispermaceae
• Vernacular names: Amruthu, Chitamruthu, അമൃത്, ചിറ്റമൃത് (Malayalam), Moon creeper (English), Amrita (Sanskrit), Giloy (Hindi), Chintil (Tamil)
• Distribution: Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh and Myanmar
• Description: Climbers. Leaves broadly ovate, apex acuminate, base cordate, 5-ribbed. Male flowers in racemes, female flowers-staminodes. Drupes sessile; seeds grooved vertically.
• Habit: Climbers/Lianas
• Habitat: Moist deciduous forests and scrub jungles, also in the plains
• Flowering & Fruiting: January-June

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• Parts used: Stem
• Properties & Uses: Thermogenic, anthelmintic, antiperiodic, antipyretic, digestive, carminative, cardio tonic and depurative. Stem is used to treat burning sensation, dyspepsia, stomachalgia, chronic fever, vomiting, cardiac debility, skin diseases, leprosy and cough.
• Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk, Unani, Homeo,
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