Scientific Validation of the Medicinal Efficacy of Tinospora cordifolia

Table 1

Phytochemical profile of T. cordifolia stem extracts.

Extracts	Phytochemicals
	Reducing sugars	Anthraquinone	Terpenoids	Phenols	Flavonoids	Saponin	Tannin	Phlobatannin	Alkaloids	Cardiac glycosides
PE	−	+	+	+	−	−	−	−	+	−
BZ	−	+	+	+	+	−	−	−	−	−
CH	−	+	+	+	+	−	−	−	−	−
EA	+	+	+	+	+	−	+	−	−	−
AC	−	+	+	+	+	−	+	−	−	+
ET	−	+	+	+	+	−	+	−	+	+
AQ	−	+	+	+	+	+	+	−	−	−

Phytochemical analysis of T. cordifolia stem extracts was done as described in Section 2. PE: petroleum ether, BZ: benzene, CH: chloroform, EA: ethyl acetate, AC: acetone, ET: ethyl alcohol, and AQ: water; (+) present/detected; (−) not detected.