Tinospora CRISPA Miers.
| Synonym : | Menispermum crispum L. Tinospora gibbericaulis Hand.-Mazz. Tinospora mastersii Diels Tinospora thorelii Gagnep. |
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| Bangla Name : | Gulancha, Padmaguruz (Rema-Kalenga). ,Jhioludi (Chakma). |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Menispermaceae |
| Disease : | tonic , febrifuge, fever, intermittent fever, malarial fever, chronic rheumatism and debility. |
| Description : | A lofty, woody, climber, entirely glabrous. Stem tuberculate or warted. Leaves ovate to oblong-ovate, aacuminate, base truncate or very slightly cordate, 7.5-5 cm long. Flowers small, green in slender, lax racemes. Fruits oblong, 7.5 mm long, yellow or red. |
| Distribution : | Sylhet, Panchagarh, Sherpur and other part of the country. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Plant contains 0.6-0.8% of a bitter principle picroretin. Stems contain a glucoside (Chopra et. al., 1992). Two unidentified alkaloids, one hydroxyl compound, mp. 95°, ?-sitosterol and another sterol and essential oil, have been isolated from leaves. Sodi |
| Uses : | Stem is tonic and febrifuge, given in fever, intermittent fever, malarial fever, chronic rheumatism and in general debility. The stem is given as blood purifier and in stomach disorder in Khagrachari. |
| Habit : | Climber |