Tinospora cordifolia, also known as Guduchi or Amrita, is an immune system boosting herb....

Tinospora cordifolia is used for diabetes, high cholesterol, allergic rhinitis (hay fever), upset stomach, gout, lymphoma and other cancers, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), hepatitis, peptic ulcer disease (PUD), fever, gonorrhea, syphilis, and to boost the immune system

How does it work?

Tinospora cordifolia contains many different chemicals that might affect the body. Some of these chemicals have antioxidant effects. Others might increase the activity of the body's immune system. Some chemicals might have activity against cancer cells in test animals. Most research has been done in test tubes or in animals. There isn't enough information to know the effects of Tinospora cordifolia in the human body.

Medicinal benefits of giloy

Giloy is used in multiple drug formulations. It has many health benefits such as anti-inflammatory, anti-arthritic, anti-allergic, anti-malarial, anti-diabetic and anti-impotency. In the modern medical science, it is known as antioxidant. It is proven anti-endotoxic potential, bolsters host defence and decreases incidence of sepsis, stimulates phagocytosis, and proven efficacy inimmuno-compromised condition

Top 10 uses of giloy

1. It is used to cure all type of fevers, particularly the chronic fever.
2. When giloy decoction is taken with ghee on empty stomach, daily in the morning helps to cure all types of skin diseases.
3. Using giloy delays the time of ejaculation and thus it acts as aphrodisiacs. Giloy is one of the best remedies for the management of premature ejaculation.
4. It is given to lactating mothers, who is experiencing lack of milk.
5. It is used as rejuvenative, especially in the ayurvedic system of medicine.
6. It is quite effective for gastro-intestinal disorders like dyspepsia, acid dyspepsia, gastritis, etc.
7. It is known as Indian Quinine and widely used in Infective hepatitis, spleenomegaly and in the last stage of syphilis.
8. The alcoholic people should take giloy on regular basis as it helps to vitalize the liver tissues thus safeguards the liver, kidney and heart.
9. Tinospora being a powerful medhya rasayana, helps to enhance grasping power as well as memory.
10. Giloy stimulates the immunity and increases the antibody-producing cells
11. and circulating antibody throughout the body. 

Top 10 benefits of giloy

1. Full of immunogenic properties: It is great for the immune system. It helps to cure infectious diseases of bones, lungs, intestines, blood disorders, intermittent fever and dysfunctions of the liver.
2. Skin diseases: When giloy is taken with ghee on empty stomach in the morning, helps to cure all types of skin diseases including, acute & chronic dermatitis, prickly heat, sunburn, pruritus associated with urticaria, all forms of cosmetic allergy, ringworm, psoriasis, leucoderma and leprosy.
3. Cure gastro-intestinal disorders: Giloy has a bacteriostatic effect on cornebacterium tuberculosis and E. coli thus helpful in gastro-intestinal disorders like dyspepsia, acid dyspepsia, gastritis, oesophagi flatulence, thirst, chronic diarrhoea, chronic dysentry, liver disorders, jaundice, biliary disorders, gastric and duodenal ulcer or in any gaster-intestinal colic.
4. Panacea for liver diseases: It helps to vitalize the liver and prevent any further damage to this vital organ. Its decoction is also good for kidney and heart.
5. Prevent cancer: It stimulates the proliferation of stem cells and increases in total white blood
6. cells and bone-marrow cells thus enhance antibody-producing cells and phagocytic activities. Giloy extract proved useful in reducing the chemotoxicity induced by free radical forming chemicals. The oral administration of rasayanas along with other indigenous herbal drugs were found to protect from Cyclophosphamide.
7. Stress management: The aqueous, alcoholic, acetone and petroleum ether extracts of the stem of Tinospora Cordifolia have shown anti-stress activity and Pyrrolidine isolated from the ethylacetate extract of T. Cordifolia showed central nervous system .depressant and hypoglycemic activity.
8. Diabetes control: Giloy gives immediate and beneficial effect in glucose tolerance and adrenaline induced Hyperglycaemia. It helps in the production of insulin and enhances the capacity to burn glucose. It decreases the blood sugar level.
9. Arthritis treatment: The giloy extract and decoction is helpful in the treatment and management of gout, gouty arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, clinical conditions or excess urate deposition.
10. Heart disease:Giloy along with piper nigum has positive impact on cardiac conditions such as angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, ischemic heart diseases and certain arrhythmias. It will help clear the obstruction in the arteries as well as in the heart and act as cardioprotective agent.
11. Giloy for urinary infections: Giloy is used to cure all type urinary infections such as uricouria, ketonuria, glycouria, haematuria, albuminuria, dysuria, crystaluria, burning micturition in cystitis, urethritis and particularly in diabetes mellitus.
12. Dosing

Clinical trials to support dosing are limited, with 300 mg of a standardized aqueous tinospora stem extract taken 3 times daily for up to 6 months.