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Giloy as a Personalized Food and Medicine

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Authors

Samikshya Jena
Department of Biotechnology, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha

Synopsis

Giloy is a big climbing shrub with long, tangled branches that spread widely. It can be found in China, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Borneo, and South Africa. Giloy's chemical components include alkaloids, glycosides, steroids, phenolics, polysaccharides, and leaves high in protein (11.2%). Berberine, palmatine, tembetarine, magnoflorine, tinosporin, and tinocordifolin are all present in the stem. The Giloy plant is used in Ayurvedic medicine to treat urinary disorders, dyspepsia, fever, and general debility.

Tinospora cordifolia, one of them, has a large therapeutic potential.  The stem root and stem of the plant has anti-carcinogenic and anti-hyperglycaemic qualities and is used to treat skin conditions, respiratory tract infections, and other illnesses.  Tinospora cordifolia root extract can significantly reduce the number of solid tumours by 58.8%, according to Verma et al. There is also activity from antioxidants that fight the free radicals produced during aflatoxicosis. An extract of Tinospora root extract had a hypolipidemic effect on rats with body weights of 2.5 and 5.0 g/kg on sixth day, according to Sharma and Dabur. Giloy is regarded as a mystical herb that may treat a wide range of health issues, including diabetes. As per a study, giloy has significant anti-diabetic activity and has an efficacy of 40 percent to 80 percent compared to insulin.Giloy is very important medicinal herb to use many diseases treatment and prevention ,immunity booster and  as use medicine ,juice  ,this very help full of diabetes and heart diseases .giloy is very large amount use as medicine and immunity juice. This review article to summarized giloy medicinal property and treatment of diabetes.

Published

15 February 2025

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ISBN-13 (15)

978-81-980948-9-6

How to Cite

Samikshya Jena. (2025). Giloy as a Personalized Food and Medicine. In Dr. Preetha Bhadra, Mr. Victor Pradhan, & Ms. Sudipa Bhattacharjee (Eds.), & (Ed.), ACTIVITY OF MEDICINALPLANTS AS IMMUNOBOOSTERS (pp. 273-294). Shodh Sagar International Publications. https://doi.org/10.36676/978-81-980948-9-6.14