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General Information

Tinospora sagittata is a slender, evergreen, perennial climbing plant growing from a rootstock with small, yellow, tuberous swellings. The stems an grow up to 20 metres tall[, ].
The plant is harvested from the wild for medicinal use.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

E. Asia - southeast China, northern Vietnam

Habitat

Shady and damp places between rock crevices on hillsides[]. Forests and grasslandin south and western China[].

Properties

Medicinal Rating
Habit	Evergreen Perennial Climber
Height	20.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Tinospora sagittata is native to the watm temperate and subtropical regions of southeastern China, being found from cold hardiness zones 7 - 11.

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The roots are anodyne, antiphlogistic, depurative and febrifuge[]. A decoction is used internally, or the mashed root is used as a poultice, in the treatment of laryngitis, hoarseness, colic, diarrhoea, dysentery, boils and abscesses, poisonous snakebites[, ].
A poultice of the pounded roots is effective in Ireating abscess and phlegmon[].

The roots can be collected all the year round, but preferably when the plant is dormant. They are well washed, then sliced and dried in the sun or in ovens[].

The roots contain columbin[].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -