Tinospora sinensis. 宽 筋 藤 Kuān jīn ténɡ- "vine that loosens the sinews"  Family: Menispermaceae  
PART USED: Stem- harvested year round.
Nature: Cool     FLAVOR: Bitter  CHANNELS: Liver
FUNCTIONS
GROUP: Wind Damp dispersing
1. Dispels Wind Dampness and relaxes the sinews.[1]
2. Relaxes the sinews and unblocks the channels.[1]
INDICATIONS
1. Hot painful obstruction, especially the symptoms of cramping and stiffness.[1]
2. Redness swelling, heat, and pain associated with traumatic injury.[1]
CONTRAINDICATIONS: Pregnancy and post partum period.[1]
COMBINATIONS
PREPARATIONS: 15-30 g, often applied externally as a compress.[1]
ORIGIN: E. Asia- Southern China, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand.
DESCRIPTION: Tinospora sinensis is a deciduous, climbing shrub producing stems up to 20 metres long that twine around other plants for support. The plant often produces aerial roots along the stems, that grow down and root into the ground.
References
[1] Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica- Dan Bensky and Andrew Gamble- Eastland Press 1986 Seattle Washington ISBN 0-939616-15-7
Images
1. flickr.com Dinesh Valke (CC BY-SA 2.0)
2. tropical.theferns.info by Kirtikar, K.R., Basu, B.D., Indian medicinal plants, Plates, vol. 1: t. 33 (1918) (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
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Research

Constituents of Tinospora sinensis and their antileishmanial activity against Leishmania donovani*
Rakesh Maurya ,Prasoon Gupta,Kailash Chand,Manmeet Kumar,Preety Dixit,Nasib Singh & show all
Abstract
Two new compounds 4-methyl-heptadec-6-enoic acid ethyl ester (2) and 3-hydroxy-2,9,11-trimethoxy-5,6-dihydro isoquino[3,2-a]isoquinolinylium (7) were isolated from an ethanolic extract of the stems of Tinospora sinensis, along with six known compounds (1, 3–6 and 8). The structures of new compounds were established on the basis of detailed spectroscopic studies. Compound 7 exhibited the highest in vitro antileishmanial activity against Leishmania donovani promastigotes and intracellular amastigotes, whereas compounds 2, 4, 5 and 6 demonstrated moderate activity. Other compounds were found to be inactive.
Journal Natural Product Research Formerly Natural Product Letters
Volume 23, 2009 - Issue 12 Pages 1134-1143 | Published online: 29 Oct 2009
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