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Gulbel
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Common name: Gulbel, Indian Tinospora, heart-leaved moonseed • Assamese: আমৈ লতা aamoi lota, অমৰ লতা amara lota, গিলয় giloy • Bengali: গুলঞ্চ gulancha • Gujarati: ગળો galo • Hindi: छिन्नरुहा chinnaruha, गिलोय giloy, गुलुञ्च gulunch, गुर्च gurch, पित्तघ्नी pittaghni, जीवन्ती jivanti, जीवन्तिका jivantika, सोमवल्ली somavalli, तिक्तपर्वन् tiktaparvan, वज्रा vajra, वरा vara • Kachchhi: ગડુજી વલ gaduji val • Kannada: ಅಮರ amara, ಅಮೃತಬಳ್ಳಿ amritaballi, ಉಗನಿ ಬಳ್ಳಿ ugani balli • Konkani: अमृतवेल amrutvel, गुळवेल gulvel • Malayalam: അമൃതവള്ളി amritavalli, ചിറ്റമൃതം chittamrutham, പെയ്യമൃതം peyyamrutham • Manipuri: ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧ ꯈꯣꯡꯂꯤ Ningthou khong-lee • Marathi: अमृतवेल amrutvel, गुडूची guduchi, गुळवेल gulvel • Mizo: thei-sawn-tlung, vânkai hrui • Nepali: गरुच लट्टी garuch lattee, गुडुची guduchee, गुर्जो gurjo, सुदर्शन sudarshan • Odia: ଚନ୍ଦ୍ରହାସା chandrahasa, ଗୁଳଞ୍ଚ gulancha, ଗୁଡ଼ୁଚି guruchi, ଜୀବନ୍ତିକା jibantika, କୁଣ୍ଡଳିନୀ kundalini, ନାଗ କୁମାରିକା naga kumarika, ନିର୍ଜରା nirja, ପିତ୍ତଘ୍ନୀ pittaghni, ରସାଯନୀ rasayani, ଶଶି ଲେଖା shashi lekha, ସୋମ ବଲ୍ଲୀ soma-balli, ସୋମ ଲତିକା soma lotika, ସୁଧା sudha • Punjabi: ਗਲੋ galo, ਗਿਲੋ gilo • Rajasthani: नीमगीलोय neemgiloy • Sanskrit: अग्निसिखा agnisikha, अमृता amrta, अमृतवल्लरी amrtavallari, अमृतवल्ली amrtavalli, भिषक्प्रिया bhishakpriya, छद्मिका chadmika, चक्रलक्षणा chakralakshana, चन्द्र chandra, चन्द्रहास chandrahasa, छिन्नोद्भवा chinnodbhava, देवनिर्मिता devanirmita, ग्रन्थिल granthila, गुडूची guduchi, इन्दुलेखा indulekha, जीवन्ती jivanti, जीवन्तिका jivantika, ज्वरारि jvarari, कृत्तरुहा krttaruha, कुण्डल kundala, कुण्डलिनी kundalini, मधुका madhuka, मण्डल mandala, मण्डलिनी mandalini, नागकुमार nagakumara, निर्जरा nirjara, पित्तघ्नी pittaghni, शक्रपुष्पी shakrapushpi, शशिलेखा shashilekha, सोमलतिका somalatika, सोमवल्ली somavalli, सुरकृता surakrta, तन्त्रिका tantrika, तिक्तामृता tiktamrta, तिक्तपर्वन् tiktaparvan, तोयवती toyavati, उद्धारा uddhara, वज्रा vajra, वातरक्तारि vataraktari, वत्सादनी vatsadani, विषघा vishagha, विशल्या vishalya, व्रणहा vranaha, यज्ञाङ्गा yajnyanga, यज्ञश्रेष्ठा yajnyashreshtha, यज्ञवल्ली yajnyavalli • Tamil: அசாசி acaci, ஆகாசக்கருடன் akaca-k-karutan, ஆகாசவல்லி akaca-valli, ஆகாயவல்லி akaya-valli, அமரை amarai, அமிர்தக்கொடி amirta-k-koti, அமிர்தவல்லி amirta-valli, அமிர்தை amirtai, அமுதை amutai, அமுதம் amutam, அனந்தை anantai, அருகம் arukam, அருகஞ்சி arukanci, சாகாமூலி caka-muli, சஞ்சீவி cancivi, சாங்கம் cankam, சாதி cati, சீந்தில் chintil, சீலம் cilam, சிலாந்தி cilanti, சின்னாருகம் cinnarukam, சீவந்தி civanti, சிவேதை civetai, சோமவல்லி coma-valli, சூக்குமம் cukkumam, சுவேதகாண்டம் cuveta-kantam, இரேசகி irecaki, கச்சி kacci, குண்டலி kuntali, மதியாம்பல் mati-y-ampal, மதுபருணிகை matu-parunikai, மதுச்சிரம் matucciram, நாதேயம் nateyam, நிறைதருதூறு nirai-taru-turu, பகன்றை pakanrai, பரிவை parivai, பறுணி paruni, பாதாளமூலம் patala-mulam, பட்டிகை pattikai, பொற்றாவல்லி porravalli, தந்திரகம் tantirakam, உபவம் upavam, வச்சாதனி vaccatani, வசிகரம் vacikaram, வள்ளிக்கண்டம் valli-k-kantam, வஞ்சி vanci, வபாமது vapamatu, விசலி vicali • Telugu: తిప్ప తీగ Tippa teega దుశ్శిరము dussiramu, తిప్పతీగె tippatige • Tibetan: སླེ་ཏྲེས sle-tres • Tulu: ಅಮೃತ ಬೂರು amritha buru • Urdu: گلو gilau, گلنچه gulunch, گرچ gurch, جيونتي jivanti, جيونتکا jivantika, وجرا vajra • Mizo: Hrui-vankai Source: Names of Plants in India
Botanical name: Tinospora cordifolia    Family: Menispermaceae (Moonseed family)
Gulbel is a native plant from India, also known to be found in Far East, primarily in rainforests. The plant is climbing shrub with heart-shaped leaves. It has stems about 6 cm in diameter, with light grey, papery bark. The leaves are 7.5-14 cm long, 9-17 cm broad, broadly ovate or orbicular, deeply heart shaped at the base. Tiny greenish yellow flowers occur in racemes 7-14 cm long. Flowers have 3+3 sepals in 2 layers, the outer ones are small, the inner large large. Six stamens prominently protrude out. The plant flowers during the summer and fruits during the winter. Gulbel prefers acid, neutral or basic alkaline soil. It can grow in semi-shade or no shade. Requiring moist soil. Gulbel grows easily without chemical fertilizers, and use of pesticides.
Medicinal uses: The herb has a long history in use by practitioners of Ayurved. Known by its practitioners to treat convalescence from severe illness, arthritis (or joint diseases), liver disease, eye diseases, urinary problems, anemia, cancer, diarrhea, and diabetes. Also, help remove toxins from the body. The plant is cultivated by stem cutting in the month of May-June and used in Tibetan medicine. The herb is known to have a sweet, bitter and acid taste. Extracted from the stem and root is a nutrient starch used to treat chronic diarrhea and dysentery. According to a legend, the herb is known locally as giloya or "heavenly elixir": Kept the angels eternally young.
Identification credit: Jitendra Jawale Photographed in Delhi.
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