Tinospora cordifolia
Tinospora cordifolia is a large deciduous climbing liana in the Menispermaceae, native to South and Southeast Asian forests, distinguished by succulent warty stems, cordate leaves, and pendulous thread-like aerial roots. It is among the most extensively studied medicinal plants of the Indian subcontinent, harvested at commercial scale for the Ayurvedic pharmaceutical industry.
About Tinospora cordifolia
Giloy is a climbing vine with heart-shaped leaves and long dangling roots that hang from the stems like threads. 🌿 People in India have used its bitter stems as medicine for thousands of years.
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Native Range
Asia is listed as part of the native range.
Native to Asia.
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- Habit: Deciduous woody liana
- Family: Menispermaceae
- Climb height: 15–20 m in canopy
- Stem: Succulent, warty, lenticellate
- Aerial roots: Thread-like, 1–2 m
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Giloy is a climbing vine with heart-shaped leaves and long dangling roots that hang from the stems like threads. 🌿 People in India have used its bitter stems as medicine for thousands of years.
