Phytochemical analysis and assessment of in vitro antibacterial activity of Tinospora cordifolia

Abstract

Tinospora cordifolia (T.cordifolia) which is also known as Giloe belongs to the family Menispermaceae. It is an important medicinal plant used in Ayurvedic system of medicine. The stem of the plant is greyish brown-black in colour and bitter in taste. The stems of T.Cordifolia are rather succulent with long filiform fleshy aerial ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 3 Number 3 (2014) pp. 224-234 http://www.ijcmas.com