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Various important medicines make use of secondary metabolites that are produced by plants. Medicinal plants, such as Withania somnifera and Tinospora cordifolia, are rich sources of chemically active compounds and are reported to have numerous therapeutic applications. The therapeutic use of medicinal plants is widely mentioned in Ayurveda and has folkloric importance in different parts of the world. The aim of this review is to summarize the phytochemical profiles, folkloric importance, and…
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Phytochemical analysis of Tinospora cordifolia and Withania somnifera and their therapeutic activities with special reference to COVID-19 - PubMed

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Phytochemical analysis of Tinospora cordifolia and Withania somnifera and their therapeutic activities with special reference to COVID-19

Prateek Rai et al. World J Exp Med. .

Abstract

Various important medicines make use of secondary metabolites that are produced by plants. Medicinal plants, such as Withania somnifera and Tinospora cordifolia, are rich sources of chemically active compounds and are reported to have numerous therapeutic applications. The therapeutic use of medicinal plants is widely mentioned in Ayurveda and has folkloric importance in different parts of the world. The aim of this review is to summarize the phytochemical profiles, folkloric importance, and primary pharmacological activity of W. somnifera and T. cordifolia with emphasis on their action against the novel coronavirus.

Keywords: Ashwagandha; COVID-19; Giloy; Immunomodulators; Phytochemical analysis; Tinospora cordifolia; Withania somnifera.

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Conflict-of-interest statement: No competing interests or conflicts to declare.

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Figure 1

Important compounds isolated from Tinospora cordifolia. A: Syringin; B: Cordiofolioside A; C: β-sitosterol; D: Palmatine; E: Columbin; F: Tinocordiside; G: Furanolactone.

Figure 2
Figure 2

Important compounds isolated from Withania somnifera. A: Withaferin A; B: Withanolide A; C: Withanolide D; D: Withanolide G; E: Withanone; F: Anaferine.

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