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Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Giloe in the Hindi language is another name for Guḍūcī, a medicinal plant identified with Tinospora cordifolia (heart-leaved moonseed) from the Menispermaceae or “moonseed family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.13-16 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The third chapter (guḍūcyādi-varga) of this book contains climbers and creepers (vīrudh). Other than the Hindi word Giloe, there are more synonyms identified for this plant among which thirty are in Sanskrit.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Giloe in India is the name of a plant defined with Tinospora cordifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Menispermum cordifolium Willd. (among others).

2) Giloe is also identified with Tinospora sinensis It has the synonym Cocculus tomentosus Colebrooke (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Fl. Indica (1855)
· Species Plantarum, ed. 4 (1806)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1797)
· Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturale (1818)
· Annals and Magazine of Natural History (1851)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Giloe, for example extract dosage, diet and recipes, health benefits, pregnancy safety, side effects, chemical composition, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Giloei.

Full-text: Guduci.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Giloe; (plurals include: Giloes). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Indian Medicinal Plants (by Kanhoba Ranchoddas Kirtikar)

40. Tinospora cordifolia, Miers. < [Menispermaceae (moonseed family)]

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