Arrowshaped Tinospora Root

Overview

Aliases

Earth bitter gall; mountain cigu; nine-cow gall; black carp gall

Nature and Flavor

Cold; bitter

What's Inside

Ingredients

It contains hernandulcin-like bitter principles, palmatine-type alkaloids, tinocordiside, palmatine, jatrorrhizine, and related constituents.

Therapeutic Effects

The decoction of this product strongly inhibits Staphylococcus aureus, acid-fast bacilli, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Palmatine-type alkaloids can cause thymic atrophy in animals, have anti-adrenaline effects, and stimulate the uterus of nonpregnant rabbits. Water or alcohol extracts can lower fasting blood glucose and improve glucose tolerance.

Precautions

No precautions information available

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ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED AS MEDICAL ADVICE.