SHREE GULABKUNVERBA

AYURVED
MAHAVIDHYALAYA
JAMNAGAR
Dravyaguna vigyan
Prepared by : Anil karkar
Roll no : 35
Guided by : Dr. shashikant
गुडूची
 BASONYM:
गुडति रक्षति रोगेभ्य इति ।
Guduci protect from diseases.
 SYNONYMS:
1) Tantrika : The stem of guduci resembles a
rope.
2) Mandali, Kundali : Guduci climbs up the
supporting plant in a circular manner.
3) Chakralashanika : When cut transversely the
stem shows circular structure.
4) Chandrahasa : The seed are semilunar
shaped.
5) Madhuparni : When crushed leaves give
viscid juice like that of honey.
6) Amrutavallari : If planted ,guduci never die.
 PROPERTIES & ACTION:
1) Rasayani : Guduci has rejuvenating quality.
2) Jivanti : Guduci protects the life because of its
rasayana property.
3) Vayasya : Guduci promotes longevity.
4) Jvarnashini : Very efficacious drug in fever.
5) Vishalya : Guduci protects by removing toxins.
6) Soma : Gives strength like that of soma.
7) Vatsadni : Leaves of Guduci is liked by calves.
 REGIONAL NAMES:
English - Gulancha tinospora
Hindi - Giloe
Kannada - Amrutaballi
Malayalam - Amrita
Marathi - Gulaveli chittamrutu
Gujarati - Gado, Gulo
BOTANICALNAME:
Tinospora cordifolia
FAMILY:
Menispermaceae
FEATURES:
Tinospora plant stitches like a bow with
the curved seeds. Heart shaped leaves
and cordate base.
CLASSIFICATION:
चरकाचार्य सुश्रुिाचार्य
Vayasthapana Guduchyadi
Dahaprasamana Patoladi
Trishna nigrahan Kakolyadi
Stanya shodhan Aragvadhadi
Truptighana Valipanchamool
 HABITAT:
It is available almost throughout India.
 TYPE:
1) Padmaguduci
2) Kanda guduci
ANOTHER VARIETY:
1) Tinospora crispa
2) Tinospora sinensis
3) Tinospora malabarica
4) Tinospora tomentosa
5) Tinospora sinensis
 MORPHOLOGY
PLANT:
A large glabrous climber with succulent,
croky, and grooved stems
Leaves:
Membranous, 5-10cm long, roundish or
subdeltoid, large basal lobes, 7-9 nerved,
reticulately veined.
FLOWERS:
Clustered in the axils of small subulate bracts. Sepals 6
in number. Outer 3 are small & ovate - oblong , inner
3 are larger , concave, broadly elliptical. Yellow in
colour. Petals are 6 in number.
FRUIT:
Red on ripening, size of a large pea.
SEEDS:
Broadly ellipsoid with a slender dorsal ridge and a
ventral depression, slightly muricate
ROOTS:
Branches sending down slender pendulous fleshy
roots
BARK:
Terete, striate , with tubercled , pale,sometimes
shining or glaucous bark
 PART USED:
STEM:
Transversely cut pieces of dry,
cylindrical, soft wooded stem,
5 mm to 2.5 cm in diameter.
Outer surface is greyish brown
to black in colour, cut stem
shows radiating medullary
rays, not having any odour, &
bitter in taste.
PHYTOCONSTITUION:
Total plant contains:
tinosporide, cordifollide, unoorin,
tinosporon, tinosporic acid, cordifol,
htacosanol, tinosporidine

Leaves yielded:
Octacosanol, heptacosanol,
cardifolone, magnoflorine, tembetarine
 RASA PANCHAK:
RASA - Tikta, Kasaya
GUNA - Guru, Snigdha
VIPAKA - Madhura
VIRYA - Usna
 DOSHA KARMA:
TRIDOSA SAMAKA
Vata samaka. - usna virya & madhura vipaka
Pitta samaka. - madhura vipaka & tikta ,kasaya
rasa
Kapha samaka - Usna virya & tikta ,kasaya rasa
PHYRMACOLOGICAL
ACTIONS:
Antipyretic
Alterative
Diuretic
 THERAPEUTIC
INDICATIONS:
Jwara, Agnimandya,
Vatarakta Daha ,
Kasa, Krmi, Netravikar,
Medhya,
Hrdroga, Trusna,
Prameha, Cardi, Kustha,
Arsa,
AMAYKA PRAYOGA:
1) Jwara : Prepared decoction from Guduci
In vataja jwara juice of Guduci is useful.
2) Vatarakta : Processed tails with Guduci kwatha
and milk
3) Amlapitta : Kwatha prepared from leaves of
Guduci, Nimba, Patola taken with Honey
4) Prameha : Juice of Guduci taken with Honey
5) Trsna : Syurp prepared from Guduci
 MATRA:
Kwatha (Decoction) : 50-100 ml
Curna (Powder) : 1-3 g
Satva : 0.5 - 2 g
 YOGA:
Gudcyadi kwatha,
Guduci ghrta,
Guduci taila,
Guduci satva,
Guducyadi curna,
Guducyadi modaka,
Amrtadya guggulu,
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