Menispermaceae (ဆင္တံုးမႏြယ္)

Tinospora cordifolia Miers.

Menispermaceae

Myanmar name : Hsindon ma nwe (ဆင္တံုးမႏြယ္)

English name : Heart-leaved Moon seed

Description

A large climber, bark corky, pendulous fleshy roots arise from the branches, with tubercled. Leaves alternate, entire, membranous, cordate. Inflorescence racemes; males fascicled, females usually solitary; flowers yellow. Fruit drupe, yellow in colour when ripe.

Distribution

Widely distributed in various regions of Myanmar.

Part(s) used

Stem

Indications

Impotence, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, generalized weakness.

Preparation & Dosage

Remove the scale from stem, chop and fry with butter. This preparation is orally taken with 8 gm of honey two times a day for impotence. A dose 4 gm of stem powder itself or with lemon juice, three times a day can control diabetes mellitus. 4 gm of stem powder, 4 ml of lemon juice and 4 gm of honey are mixed and taken with warm water three times a day for hypertension. Small slices of stem are mixed with rice rinsing water. Take 25 ml of such preparation is good for generalized weakness.

Adverse effect

Nausea, Vomiting, Dizziness.

Chemical constituents

Diterpenoid furanolactone, phenolic lignon, clerodane diterpenoid, clerodanefuranoditerpene, asterol, fatty acid, diterpenoid from plant, funanoid diterpene, furanoid diterpene glucoside.

Biological Activity

Central nervous depressant and hypoglycaemic activities, anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic activities, immunosuppressive activity.