Tinospora
Sign in to saveTinospora is a genus of flowering plants. Its species have a succulent, woody, climbing shrub habit. Thirty-four species are currently recognized. Species generally send down long aerial roots from host trees. They have corky or papery bark. They are found in tropical and sub-tropical parts of Asia, Africa and Australia. The most common species are T. cordifolia and T. crispa.
Species
Guduchi
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderRanunculales
- FamilyMenispermaceae
Native toAndaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Caprivi Strip
Observations1,799
Common Name: kuan chin t'eng
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Research
890 papers- Immunomodulatory and antitumor actions of medicinal plant Tinospora cordifolia are mediated through activation of tumor-associated macrophages.Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology · 2004
- Tinospora.2012
- Network pharmacology, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics simulation to elucidate the mechanism of anti-aging action of Tinospora cordifolia.Molecular diversity · 2024
- Tinospora Cordifolia: A review of its immunomodulatory properties.Journal of dietary supplements · 2022
- Tinospora cordifolia (Giloy): Phytochemistry, Ethnopharmacology, Clinical Application and Conservation Strategies.Current pharmaceutical biotechnology · 2020
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Tinospora is a genus of flowering plants. Its species have a succulent, woody, climbing shrub habit. Thirty-four species are currently recognized. Species generally send down long aerial roots from host trees. They have corky or papery bark. They are found in tropical and sub-tropical parts of Asia, Africa and Australia. The most common species are T. cordifolia and T. crispa.
==Species== Tinospora species accepted by Plants of the World Online as of January 2024: Tinospora arfakiana Tinospora baenzigeri Tinospora bakis Tinospora celebica Tinospora cordifolia Tinospora crispa Tinospora dissitiflora Tinospora esiangkara Tinospora formanii Tinospora fragosa Tinospora glabra Tinospora glandulosa Tinospora guangxiensis Tinospora hainanensis Tinospora hirsuta Tinospora homosepala Tinospora macrocarpa Tinospora maqsoodiana Tinospora merrilliana Tinospora neocaledonica Tinospora nudiflora Tinospora orophila Tinospora palminervis Tinospora siamensis Tinospora sinensis Tinospora smilacina Tinospora subcordata Tinospora sumatrana Tinospora teijsmannii Tinospora tenera Tinospora tinosporoides Tinospora trilobata