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Impact of Samskara on Guduchi and Guduchi Ghanavati
Authors: Pooja Badani, Hitesh Vyas, Harisha CR, and VJ Shukla
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Tinosporacordifolia (willd) Miers. belongs to the family-Menispermacae commonly known as
Guduchi, Chakralakshanika or Amruta is important drug of Indian medicine. It is perennial
climber found throughout tropical India, used in form of Swarasa, decoction, Vati, Sattva etc.
The Guduchi is useful in fever, diabetes, dyspepsia, skin disease, jaundice, heart disease, urinary
problem, helmenthiasis and gout in different form like powder , ghanavati etc. Potency and
action of single drug are changed in different conditions and states. In the present study Guduchi
is evaluated pharmacognostically in three forms to study the action of Sanskara i.e., fresh, dried
powder and Ghanavati. Results show that the cellular constituents are normal in fresh condition
but after Sanskara disturbed walls of cork cells, wide lumened fibres, disturbed walls of
collenchymas cells etc. are observed.