CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF THE ...

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International journal of Pharmacognosy 1995, Vol. JJ, No.4, PI'. 277-287

REVIEW

CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES

OF THE GENERA

Tinospora 1

Ashish K. Pathak, Dharam C. Jain" and Ram P. Sharma

Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow-226015. India

A IlSTRA CT .\'(,I'cral .vpct:ies of the genera Tinospora (Menispt'rllwce­ (lC) (/fe widely distributed over Asia (lml Africa (flld arc well-known for their medicinal properties. Conseqllelllly. they have been investigated extensively over the /cHt four decades. A brief review of the chemical constill/ents in these species (Jlld the hiological activities reported is pre­ sented,

INTRODUCTION The plant family Menispermaceae consists of 65 gen­ era encompassing 350 species which are mainly trop­ ical twining shurbs, herbs and trees. Menispermace­ ae have long been a rich source of al kaloids, terpenoids and glycosides. One genusof the Menispermaceae is Tillospom which is reputed for its I1lcdicinul proper­ ties and consists of common species, namely, T. cordifolia (Willd.) Hook.f. et. Thoms., T. sinensis (Lour.) Merr. fT. malabarica (Lam.) Hook.f. et. Thoms., T. tomelltosa (Colebr.) Hook.f. et., T. capil­ lipes Gagnep., T. sagittata (Oliv.) Gagnep., T. gla­ bra (Bunn. f.) Merr., T. coriacea Beumee ex K. Heyne, T. negrotica Die!s, T. reficlliafa Miers] and T. crispa Hook.f. et. Thoms. [T. rumphii Boer!.. T. tubercula­ fa (Lam.) Beumee ex K. Heyne]. Keywords: Tinospora species, Menispermace, alkaloids, terpcnoids. biological activities. lCIMAP Publication No.: 93-IR Author to wholl1 correspondence should he addressed.

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