Article · Volume 11, Issue 2 · pp. 476–481
Preliminary Phytochemical Screening and GC-MS Analysis of Ethanolic Stem Extract of the Ethnomedicinal Plant- Tinospora crispa (L.) Miers [Menispermaceae]
J Akila Shree1, C Krishnaveni1
- 1Department of Botany, PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.
Abstract
Tinospora crispa (L.) Miers belongs to the family Menispermaceae and is used as a traditional medicine in China, Malaysia, Philippines, etc. It is one of the most popular local medicinal plants. It is also called Makabühai, which means “to give life”. The GCMS analysis revealed the presence of 20 compounds in the stem extract of Tinospora crispa
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