A Review on Traditional uses, Bioactive Chemical Constituents, Pharmacology, and Toxicity of Tinospora cordifolia (Guduchi or Giloy)

 

Arjun Singh*

Department of Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia,

PA 19107, United States.

*Corresponding Author E-mail: arjunphar@gmail.com

 

ABSTRACT:

Traditional medicine is a body of knowledge, skills, and practices based on traditional cultures' presumptions, beliefs, and experiences in order to maintain their health. Traditional herbal treatments are highly valued among many rural or indigenous people in many underdeveloped nations. According to the World Health Organization, about 80% of the world's population relies on traditional medicine, with 60% of rural Indians using herbal treatments. During the previous five years, utilization of herbal supplements grew from 2.5% to 12percent. Tinospora cordifolia is a member of the Menispermaceae family and possesses a wide range of immunotherapeutic qualities, including antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, antiallergic, antidiabetic, antihepatotoxic, and antibacterial activities, as well as relatively low toxicity. Tinospora cordifolia (Guduchi), a perennial and climbing shrub with succulent stems and papery barks, is found all over the world. It has been discovered that the leaf extract is beneficial in treating infections caused by B. subtilis, P. vulgaris, S. aureus, E. coli, and S. pyrogens. Furthermore, it supports the process of cell renewal and repair. The plant is used to make herbal medicines on a yearly basis in about 10,000 tonnes. Phenyl propanoid glycosides like Syringin, Cordifolioside A, and Cordifolioside B, as well as the immunostimulatory molecule d-glucan, are among the main active substances identified from the plant. Tannins, alkaloids, carbohydrates, terpenoids, steroids, flavonoids, and phenols are some of the chemical components found in medicinal plants that have a distinct physiological effect on the human body. Medicinal plants do not only exhibit natural therapeutic properties, but also provide natural prevention against various diseases. As a result, we are attempting to summarize, gather the number of plants, and their ethnopharmacological qualities in this complete review study research.

 

KEYWORDS: Traditional medicine, Herbal medicine, Ethnopharmacological, Phytochemicals, Medicinal plants.

 

 


INTRODUCTION:

Despite the fact that medicinal plants are crucial in health care and are the key raw materials for both traditional and mainstream medicine formulations, the majority of people prefer herbal remedies to conventional therapies1-5.

 

They have received a lot of attention due to their efficacy, the lack of modern medical options, the rising cost of modern pharmaceuticals, and cultural preferences6-7.

 

Ethnobotanical research is essential for revealing past times and current culture about plants around the world, as well as maintaining unique therapeutic plant knowledge. Quantitative ethnobotanical studies were used to identify plant applications as food, human health care drugs, veterinary medicine, and economic relevance8-11.

Traditional knowledge systems have expanded in importance globally in terms of plant resource protection, sustainable growth, and the search for novel usage patterns. This comprehensive examination includes Ethnomedical, phytochemical, pharmacognostical, pharmacological, and clinical aspects of its ethnomedical, phytochemical, pharmacognostical, pharmacological, and therapeutic significance to a variety of illnesses, most notably cardiovascular issues. This plant has a favourable safety profile when combined with other conventional drugs. Based on multiple studies, this review highlights numerous pharmacological features such as antioxidant, hypotensive, anti-atherogenic, anti-inflammatory, anti-carcinogenic, anti-mutagenic, and gastro-productive effect11-21.

 

METHODS:

Materials:

The available information on various plants based traditionally used for pharmacological, ethnomedicinal, phytochemical and treatment of disorders was collected through electronic databases 149 searches using PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct, Google Scholar, and Web of Science, as well as a library search for articles published in peer-reviewed journal 209 articles in this review survey2-51.

 

Gulancha, heart-leaved moonseed:

(Tinospora cordifolia L.):

Adaptogen, alterative, analgesic, antianemic, antibacterial, anti-immunosuppressant, anti-inflammatory, antineoplastic, antioxidant, antiperiodic, antipyretic, antispasmodic, antiviral, aphrodisiac, astringent, bitter, choleretic, deobstruent, diuretic, hepatoprotective, hypoglycemic, immunostimulant, lipolytic, mitogenic, stomachic, tonic21-51.

 

Tinospora cordifolia is a member of the Menispermaceae family and possesses a wide range of immunotherapeutic qualities, including antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, antiallergic, antidiabetic, antihepatotoxic, and antibacterial activities, as well as relatively low toxicity. Tinospora cordifolia (Guduchi), a perennial and climbing shrub with succulent stems and papery barks, is found all over the world. It has been discovered that the leaf extract is beneficial in treating infections caused by B. subtilis, P. vulgaris, S. aureus, E. coli, and S. pyrogens28-39. Furthermore, it supports the process of cell renewal and repair. The plant is used to make herbal medicines on a yearly basis in about 10,000 tonnes. Phenyl propanoid glycosides like Syringin, Cordifolioside A, and Cordifolioside B, as well as the immunostimulatory molecule d-glucan, are among the main active substances identified from the plant.

 

The immunomodulatory property of the Guduchi extract was established by evaluating its influence on activating resting macrophages and calculating the production of secretory components such as NO and lysosomes. Lysozymes are an effective antibacterial agent against gram-positive bacteria. T. cordifolia extract administration increased the quantity of lysozymes, which leads to microbial activation of macrophages. The phagocytic activity of human neutrophils was boosted by water and ethyl acetate extracts of T. cordifolia stem35-39.

 

The immunomodulatory impact may be attributable to the synergistic action of two or more active components, such as Cordifolioside A and syringin29. T. cordifolia extract has also been demonstrated to increase stem cell proliferation. It raises the total number of WBCs as well as alpha-esterase-positive cells, which is a sign of an increase in bone marrow cells. The extract also increases the number of antibodies generating cells, implying a role in humoral immune system fortification35-50. T. cordifolia extracts have also been shown to be effective against tumors, with tumor growth suppressed to levels comparable to cyclophosphamide treatment. Tinospora cordifolia, often known as guduchi or amrita, is another essential Ayurvedic medicinal herb11-28. The stems and roots are used in a variety of chemical preparations. Guduchi is a powerful tonic that can help with chronic debilitating illnesses, dyspepsia, fever, and urinary disorders. Guduchi was found to be beneficial in alleviating cholestasis-induced immunosuppression in preclinical experiments with rats. Guduchi has also been proven to inhibit carbon tetrachloride-induced immunosuppression and improve the functional capacity of peritoneal macrophages. In vitro experiments with (1, 4)—D-glucan (RR1), a guduchi phytochemical, revealed that it had immunostimulatory effects11-18.

 

Alkaloids, glycosides, aliphatic compounds, polyphenols, lactones, steroids, and terpenoids are some of the substances found in the plant25-29. Tinospora cordifolia is often used in traditional medicine to promote memory and as a learning aid. Tinospora cordifolia extracts have been shown in preclinical and experimental investigations to improve cognitive functioning in rat models of sleep deprivation and drug-induced amnesia, as well as memory enhancing properties in both normal and memory deficient animals35-47.

 

Tinospora cordifolia may potentially protect against Alzheimer's and other neurological illnesses. Tinospora cordifolia has been used in clinical investigations as part of a polyherbal formulation or on its own to improve overall memory performance29-51. These beneficial benefits may be attributed to Tinospora cordifolia extracts and their phytochemical constituents' suppressive effects on inflammation, cell death, and oxidative stress, as well as their stimulatory effects on acetylcholine production. T. cordifolia, often known as guduchi, is a herbaceous vine in the Menispermaceae family that is used in Ayurvedic medicine to cure a variety of diseases. It works as an antispasmodic, analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory. It is used to treat intermittent fevers as well as infectious diseases like typhoid, malaria, filariasis, and leprosy11-25. It has antihelmintic effects as well. It is used to treat urinary tract infections, skin ailments, and eye diseases. It has also been utilized in the treatment of gout and rheumatoid arthritis. It contains antiasthmatic, cardiotonic, hematinic, expectorant, and aphrodisiac properties. According to one study, an Ayurvedic preparation of T. cordifolia is beneficial in forced swimming-induced hypothermia and stomach ulcers29.

 

Chemical constituents21-58:

Alkaloids: The primary protoberberine alkaloids were berberine, palmatine, jatrorrhizine, magnoflorine, and corydine. Thirteen alkaloids with isoquinoline and aporphine skeletons, amine, and amide were reported.

 

Terpenoids:

T. cordifolia was used to isolate 32 diterpenoids and their glycosides of the clerodane and norclerodane skeletons, 1 monoterpenoids, 5 sesquiterpenoids, and 1 triterpenoid cycloeuphordenol. Tinosporin was a bicyclic diterpenoid (C21H24O7) that was isolated from the entire plant.

 

Phenolics:

T. cordifolia has yielded four phenyl propanoids, two flavonoids, three lignans, and two benzenoid derivatives.

 

Steroids:

In addition to -sitosterol and 2, 3, 14, 20, 22, 25-hexahydroxyl-5-cholest-7-en-6-one, four steroids have been identified.

 

Essential oil and aliphatic compounds:

Hydroquinone (16.6%), 2-hexenal (14.2%), palmitic acid (14.1%), and phytol (11.4%) were also present in the hydrodistilled essential oil of fresh leaves, according to the GC-MS profile. Alcohols (32.1%), phenols (16.6%), aldehydes (16.2%), fatty acids (15.7%), alkanes (8.3%), esters (3.2%), and terpenes (1.2%) were also present. Methyl-9, 12-octadecadienoate, methyl 9-octadecenoate, methyl hexadecanoate, and methyl octadecanoate were all discovered through GC-MS analysis of the hexane extract of stems. The stems and entire plant were used to identify heptacosanol, octacosanol, nonacosan-15-one, and cyclohexyl-11-heneicosanone.

 

Polysaccharide:

The stems of T. cordifolia were found to have 98.0% glucose, 0.5% arabinose, 0.5% rhamnose, 0.2% rhamnose, 0.8% xylose, 0.2% mannose, and 0.3% galactose units in their polysaccharide.

 

Others:

Numerous T. cordifolia compounds were described, however they lacked thorough chemical and biological analysis. Some of these include giloinsterol, a non-glucoside bitter compound called giloinin, a bitter glucoside called giloin, giloinin, tinosporan acetate, tinosporic acid, tinosporal acetate, tinosporone, and tinosporal. T. cordifolia was used as the source for the isolation of the tinosporoids tinosporidine, cordifolone, tinosporon, tinosporic acid, and tinosporol. The fresh stems of T. cordifolia contained two bitter substances called tinosporide and cordifolide. The stems also yielded three furanolactone diterpenoids, C20H20O6, C20H22O8, and C26H34O11; however, only their physical characteristics were recorded. Protein (11.2%), calcium, and phosphorus are all abundant in T. cordifolia leaves, and zinc is present in significant amounts in the stems.

 

DISCUSSION:

The extensive survey of literature revealed that the medicinal plants are an important source of many pharmacologically and medicinally important of Tinospora cardifolia and various useful alkaloids. The plant has also been widely studied for their various pharmacological activities like antioxidant, anxiolytic, adaptogen, memory enhancing, antiparkinsonian, antivenom, anti-inflammatory, antitumor properties. Various other effects like immunomodulation, hypolipidemic, antibacterial, cardiovascular protection, sexual behaviour, tolerance and dependence have also been studied. Although the results from this review are quite promising for the use of TC as a multi-purpose medicinal agent, several limitations currently exist in the current literature. While TC has been used successfully in Ayurvedic medicine for centuries, more clinical trials should be conducted to support its therapeutic use. It is also important to recognize that TC extracts may be effective not only on isolation but may actually have a modulating effect when given in combination with other herbs or drugs. T. cordifolia has been extensively researched in the domain of biological activity of different extracts, fractions, and compounds, with the measurement of some bioactive chemicals, according to literature evidence from several disciplines of study. In addition to clinical and toxicological research, the potential mechanisms of action in in vitro and in vivo models for crude extracts, formulations, and compounds were investigated. T. cordifolia and its separated components' pharmacological findings unquestionably support its usage as a constituent in herbal medications and formulations. Furthermore, T. cordifolia substances with anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, and immunomodulatory action can be employed as therapeutic agents against these disorders, either alone or in standardized combinations. T. cordifolia is prevalent in subtropical Asia.

 

CONCLUSION:

T. cordifolia has been extensively researched in the domain of biological activity of diverse extracts, fractions, and compounds, with the quantification of some bioactive chemicals, according to literature documentation across several disciplines of study. The potential modes of action in in vitro and in vivo models were also investigated for crude extracts, formulations, and compounds, as well as clinical and toxicological research. T. cordifolia and its separated components' pharmacological results unambiguously support its usage as an ingredient in herbal medications and formulations. Furthermore, T. cordifolia substances with anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, and immunomodulatory action can be employed as therapeutic agents against these disorders, either alone or in controlled combination. T. cordifolia's abundance in subtropical Asian nations makes it a low-cost and effective herbal supplemental therapy. The biological studies and clinical trials of T. cordifolia indicate its safety and powerful therapeutic efficacy as a commercially important health supplement, as well as a repository for future drug development in crucial conditions where modern therapies have little therapeutic potential.

 

CONFLICT OF INTEREST:

The author has no conflicts of interest.

 

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:

The author would like to thank NCBI, PubMed and Web of Science for the free database services for their kind support during this study.

 

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