2. CHITRAKA

1. GUDOOCHI.

 

 




















Sanskrit Names : gudoochi, amrutaa, chinnaruhaa, amrutodbhavaa, avyathaa, madhuparnii, madhulikaa, vatsaadanii, vayasthaa, vishalyaa, somavalli, gundraa, chakrangii, tantrikaa, bhishakpriyaa, varaa, deva nirmitaa, chandrahaasa, kundalii.


Kannada name : amruta balli.

Botanical Name : Tinospora cordifolia 


Family : Menispermaceae

Botanical description :  A large climber with succulent, corky and grooved stems. Slender pendulous fleshy roots emerge from branches.
Leaves - Cordate, membranous, glabrous, 5-10 cms long; petiole 2.5-7 cms.
Flowers - Racemes of about 5 cms; axillary, terminal or from old branches, yellowish white in colour.
Fruits : Carpels.


Distribution : Wildly throughout India.


Cultivation : Propagated by stem cuttings and seeds. Can be grown in almost all types of soil and under varying climatic conditions.


Chemical Constituents : Tinosporin(a diterpenoid); Tinosporide, cordifolide, tinosporidine, beta-sitosterol, cordifol, heptacosanol, octacosanol, tinosporaside, cordifolisides.


Properties :


Rasa - Tikta, kashaya
Guna - Guru, snigdha
Virya - Ushna
Vipaaka - Madhura
Karma - Tridosha shaamaka, medhya, rasaayana, dipaniya, graahi, vaatahara,shleshma shonita vibandha prashamana.