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Giloy, the climbing herb found in gardens and forests across India, has found an unusual patient in Madhya Pradesh, a young tigress battling canine distemper, one of the most dangerous viral diseases affecting wild carnivores.

About Giloy

• It is a climbing shrub that grows on other trees, from the botanical family Menispermaceae. 
• Scientific Name: Tinospora cordifolia 
• Giloy is also called giloe, guduchi, and amrita, among other names. 
• Habitat and Distribution:
  • It is native to India but also found in China and tropical areas of Australia and Africa.
  • It grows well in almost all types of soils and under varying climatic conditions.
  • The plant is cultivated by stem cutting in the months of May-June.
• It’s considered an essential herbal plant in Ayurvedic and folk medicine, where people use it as a treatment for a wide range of health conditions.  
• All parts of the plant are used in Ayurvedic medicine. However, the stem is thought to have the most beneficial compounds. 
• Nutritional Value: 
  • Giloy contains several essential nutrients such as copper, iron, manganese, zinc, calcium, and phosphorus. 
  • It also has alkaloids, steroids, glycosides, sesquiterpenoids, essential oils, fatty acids, and aliphatic compounds. 
• Traditionally, giloy is used to treat
  • fever
  • urinary problems
  • asthma
  • dysentery
  • diarrhea
  • skin infections
  • Hansen’s disease (formerly called leprosy)
  • diabetes
  • gout
  • jaundice
  • anorexia
  • eye conditions

News: NDTV

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