Guduchi

Guduchi herb - Immune boost

KEY BENEFITS OF GUDUCHI

·         Guduchi helps increase the effectiveness of protective white blood cells and builds up the body's own defense mechanism (immune system).

·         Guduchi enhances the functioning of protective cells, macrophages, and improves body's resistance to infections.

·         Guduchi is useful as a diuretic, helps removes urinary stones and reduce blood urea.

·         Guduchi inhibits growth of bacteria and enhances the buildup of immune resistance.

·         Guduchi possesses antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-rheumatic, and anti-allergic properties.

Guduchi herb - Immune boost Information

Guduchi or Tinospora Cordifolia is a large, climbing shrub. Guduchi is an important part of the Ayurvedic category of Rasayanas, or rejuvenative tonics. Human studies conducted on Guduchi's immune-boosting ability show it to be linked to enhancing the function of protective cells called macrophages. The plant is used to improve the immune system and the body's resistance to infections. The stem is used in dyspepsia, fevers, and urinary diseases. Its principle constituents are tinosporine, tinosporide, tinosporaside, cordifolide, cordifol, heptacosanol, clerodane furano diterpene, diterpenoid furanolactone tinosporidine, columbin and §-sitosterol.

The active principles and juice of the fresh plant possess a number of pharmacological activities. It is bitter, stomachic, antiperiodic, aphrodisiac. Guduchi is useful in chronic diarrhea, to remove urinary stones (Calculi), as a diuretic, CNS depressant, hypoglycemic, antibacterial, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, anti-rheumatic, antiallergic, analgesic, hepatoprotective, and to reduce blood urea. The plant is used in Ayurvedic rasayanas to improve the immune system and the body's resistance against infections. It is used as an immunomodulator in immunosuppression of obstructive jaundice, hepatic fibrosis, peritonitis and sepsis. The plant has been found effective in preventing fibrous changes and promotes regeneration of the liver against CCl4 induced hepato toxicity.

Guduchi has been proven to be effective in inhibiting the growth of bacteria and enhancing the buildup of immune resistance. Scientific research is now providing clues to Guduchi's immune-boosting ability to fight diseases. In a study using human white blood cells, Guduchi increased the killing ability of macrophages, the immune cells responsible for fighting invaders.