Taxonomy: Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Ranunculales > Menispermaceae > Tinospora > T. cordifolia

Description: Climber, glabrous; stems smooth, developing a thin parchment-like bark. Leaves simple, alternate, broadly cordate to cordate, basal sinus often very broad, apex abruptly acuminate, 5-15x 5-13 cm; petioles 2-7 cm long. Inflorescences up to 15 cm long, appearing with leaves. Male flowers: main outer 3 sepals greenish-yellow, ovate 1-1.5 mm long, inner 3 elliptic, concave, 3-4 mm long; petals rhombic-clawed, externally papillose towards base, 2-2.5 mm long; stamen clavate, 3 mm long. Female flowers: petals broadly spathulate; staminodes 1.5 mm long, carpels 1.8 mm long. Drupes red, endocarp thinly bony, broadly elliptic to subrotund in outline, 6-7 mm long.

Flowering and Fruiting : January - June

Uses : Leaves are expectorant, diuretic. Plant decoction used to treat liver, eye diseases, urinary problems, anemia, cancer, diarrhea, diabetes, rheumatism, laxative and cardiac ailments. Used in Ayurvedic, Siddha, Tibetan, Unani and Homeopathic medicines.

Cultivation: Wild

References

http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org

https://indiabiodiversity.org