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Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 88. Neem (Azadirachta

indica) based formulation (With 13+13 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline Database on

Chhattisgarh Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 89. Neem (Azadirachta

indica) based formulation (With 15+1 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline Database on Chhattisgarh

Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 90. Neem (Azadirachta

indica) based formulation (With 16+2 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline Database on Chhattisgarh

Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 91. Neem (Azadirachta

indica) based formulation (With 17+1 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline Database on Chhattisgarh

Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 92. Neem (Azadirachta

indica) based formulation (With 3+1+ 9 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline Database on

Chhattisgarh Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 93. Neem (Azadirachta

indica) based formulation (With 28+6 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline Database on Chhattisgarh

Biodiversity), Raipur, India.  Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 94. Neem (Azadirachta

indica) based formulation (With 19+1 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline Database on Chhattisgarh

Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 95. Neem (Azadirachta

indica) based formulation (With 3+8+11 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline Database on

Chhattisgarh Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 96. Neem (Azadirachta

indica) based formulation (With 3+8+3 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline Database on

Chhattisgarh Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 97. Neem (Azadirachta

indica) based formulation (With 3+9 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline Database on Chhattisgarh

Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 98. Neem (Azadirachta

indica) based formulation (With 25+5 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline Database on Chhattisgarh

Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 99. Neem (Azadirachta

indica) based formulation (With 25+1 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline Database on Chhattisgarh

Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

1. Anonymous. Wealth of India: Raw materials, Vol X. New

Delhi: CSIR; 1976.

2 . Nadkarni KM, Nadkarni AK, editors. Indian Materia Medica,

Vol 1. 3rd ed. Mumbai: M/S Popular Prakasan Pvt. Ltd;

1976.

3. Kirtikar KR, Basu BD, editors. Indian Medicinal Plants, Vol

1. 2nd ed. New Connaught Place, Dehra Dun: M/S Bishen

Singh, Mahendra Pal Singh;  1975.

4. Chopra RN, Nayar SL, Chopra IC, editors. Glossary of

Indian Medicinal plants. New Delhi: CSIR; 1956.

5. Chopra RN, Chopra LC, Handa KD, Kapur LD, editors.

Indigenous Drugs of India. 2nd ed. Kolkata: M/S Dhar VN

& Sons;  1982.

6 Zhao TF, Wang X,  Rimando AM, Che C. Folkloric medicinal

plants: Tinospora sagittata var. cravaniana and Mahonia

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7. Nayampalli S, Ainapure SS, Nadkarni PM. Study of antiallergic acid Bronchodilator effects of Tinospora cordifolia.

Indian J Pharm 1982;14:64-6.

8. Agarwal SK, Singh SS, Verma S, Kumar S. Two picrotoxin

derivatives from Anamirta cocculus.  Phytochemistry

1999;50:1365-8.

9. Agarwal SK, Singh SS, Verma S. Antifungal principle of

sesquiterpene lactones from Anamirta cocculus.  Indian

Drugs 1999;36:754-5.

10. Khosa RL, Prasad S. Pharmacognostical studies on

Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia Miers). J Res Ind Med 1971;

6:261-9.

11. Mehra PN, Puri HS. Studies on Gaduchi satwa. Indian J

Pharm 1969;31:180-2.

12. Rao EV, Rao MV. Studies on the polysaccharide preparation

(Guduchi satwa) derived from Tinospora cordifolia. Indian

J Pharm Sci 1981;43:103-6.

13. Chintalwar G, Jain A, Sipahimalani A, Banerji A, Sumariwalla

P, Ramakrishnan R, et al. An immunologically active

arabinogalactan from Tinospora cordifolia. Phytochemistry

1999;52:1089-94.

14. Kumar S, Verma NS, Pande D, Srivastava PS.  In vitro

regeneration and screening of berberine in  Tinospora

cordifolia. J Med Arom Plant Sci 2000;22:61.

15. Bisset NG, Nwaiwu J. Quaternary alkaloids of Tinospora

species. Planta Medica 1983;48:275-9.

16. Pachaly P, Schneider C. Alkaloids from Tinospora cordifolia

Miers. Arch Pharm (Weinheim Ger) 1981;314:251-6.

17. Qudrat-I-Khuda M, Khaleque A, Ray N. Tinospora cordifolia.

I. Constituents of the plant fresh from the field. Sci Res

(Dacca) 1964;1:177-83.

18. Padhya MA. Biosynthesis of isoquinoline alkaloid berberine

in tissue cultures of Tinospora cordifolia. Indian Drugs

1986;24:47-8.

19. Sarma DNK, Padma P, Khosa RL. Constituents of Tinospora

cordifolia root. Fitoterapia 1998;69:541-2.

20. Khan MA, Gray AI, Waterman PG. Tinosporaside, an 18-

norclerodane glucoside from  Tinospora cordifolia.

Phytochemistry 1989;28:273-5.

21. Bhatt RK, Sabata BK. Furanoid diterpene glucoside from

Tinospora cordifolia. Phytochemistry 1989;28:2419-22.

22. Swaminathan K, Sinha UC, Bhatt RK, Sabata BK, Tavale

SS. Structure of tinosporide, a diterpenoid furanolactone

from Tinospora cordifolia  Miers. Acta Crystallogr C 1989;

45:134-6.

23. Ghosal S, Vishwakarma RA. Tinocordiside, a New

Rearranged Cadinane Sesquiterpene Glycoside from

Tinospora cardifolia. J Nat Prod 1997;60:839-41.

24. Maurya R, Wazir V, Tyagi A, Kapil RS. Clerodane diterpenoids from Tinospora cordifolia. Phytochemistry 1995;

38:559-61.

25 Maurya R, Dhar KL, Handa SS. A sesquiterpene glucoside

from Tinospora cordifolia.Phytochemistry 1997;44:749-50.

26. Wazir V, Maurya R, Kapil RS. Cordioside, a clerodane furano

diterpene glucoside from  Tinospora cordifolia. Phytochemistry 1995;38:447-9.

27. Maurya R, Wazir V, Tyagi A, Kapil RS. Cordifoliosides A

and B, two new phenylpropene disaccharides from

Tinospora cordifolia possessing immunostimulant activity.

Nat Prod Lett 1996;8:7-10.

28. Gangan VD, Pradhan P, Sipahimalani AT, Banerji A.

Cordifolisides A, B, C: Norditerpene furan glycosides from

Tinospora cordifolia. Phytochemistry 1994;37:781-6.

29. Sipahimalani AT, Noerr H, Wagner H. Phenylpropanoid

glycosides and tetrahydrofuranlignan glycosides from the

adaptogenic plant drugs Tinospora cordifolia and Drypetes

roxburghii. Planta Med 1994;60:596-7.

30. Kapil A, Sharma S. Immunopotentiating compounds from

Tinospora cordifolia. J Ethnopharmacol 1997;58:89-95.

31. Gangan VD, Pradhan P, Sipahimalani AT, Banerji A.

Palmatosides C, F: Diterpene furan glucosides from

Tinospora cordifolia-Structural elucidation by 2D NMR

spectroscopy. Indian J Chem Sec B 1996;35:630-4.

32. Gangan VD, Pradhan P, Sipahimalani AT, Banerji A.

Norditerpene furan glycosides from Tinospora cordiofolia.

Phytochemistry 1995;39:1139-42.

33. Hanuman JB, Bhatt RK, Sabata BK. A diterpenoid furanolactone from Tinaspora cordifolia. Phytochemistry 1986;

25:1677-80.

34. Bhatt RK, Hanuman JB, Sabata BK. A new clerodane

derivative from Tinospora cordifolia. Phytochemistry 1988;

27:1212-6.

35. Hanuman JB, Bhatt RK, Sabata BK. A clerodane furanoditerpene from Tinospora cordifolia. J Nat Prod 1988;51:

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36. Swaminathan K, Sinha UC, Bhatt RK, Sabata BK. Structure

of a new clerodane derivative from Tinospora cordifolia

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37. Qudrat-I-Khuda M, Khaleque A, Abdul Bashir Kh, Rouf K,

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Isolation of tinosporon, tinosporic acid and tinosporol from

the fresh creeper. Sci Res (Dacca) 1966;3:9-12.

38. Ahmad M, Kazi AB, Karim R, Khaleque A, Miah MAW.

Structure of tinosporide, a furanoid diterpene from

Tinospora cordifolia Miers. J Bangladesh Acad Sci 1978;

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39. Ahmad M, Khaleque A, Miah MAW. Structure of tinosporide,

a new furanoid diterpene. Indian J Chem Sec B 1978;16:

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40. Bhatt RK, Sabata BK. Structure of tinosporide: Its identity

in all respects with jateorin (1S, 2S, 3R, 4R, 5R, 8S, 10R, 12S)-4-hydroxy-2,3:15,16-diepoxycleroda-13(16), 14-

dieno-17, 12:18, 1-biscarbolactone. Indian J Chem Sec B

1990;29:521-4.

41. Swaminathan K, Sinha UC, Ramakumar S. Structure  of

columbin, a diterpenoid furanolactone from  Tinospora

cordifolia  Miers. Acta Crystallogr, Sect  C, Cryst Struct

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42. Swaminathan K, Sinha UC, Ramakumar S, Bhatt RK, Sabata

BK. Structure of tinosporide, a diterpenoid furanolactone from

Tinospora cordifolia Miers. Acta Crystallogr, Sect  C, Cryst

Struct Commun 1989;C45:134-6.

43. Akhila A, Rani K, Thakur RS. Biosynthesis of the clerodane

furano-diterpene lactone skeleton in Tinospora cordifolia.

Phytochemistry 1991;30:2573-6.

44. Pathak AK, Agarwal PK, Jain DC, Sharma RP, Howarth OW.

NMR studies of 20β -hydroxyecdysone, a steroid; isolated

from Tinospora cordifolia. Indian J Chem Sec B 1995;34:

674-6.

45. Dixit SN, Khosa RL. Chemical investigation of Tinospora

cordifolia. Indian J Appl Chem 1971;34:46-7.

46. Hanuman JB, Mishra AK, Sabata BK. A Natural Phenolic

Lignan From Tinospora cordifolia Miers. J Chem Soc Perkin

Trans 1986;7:1181-6.

47. Khaleque A, Miah MAW, Huq MS, Abdul BK.  Tinospora

cordifolia. III. Isolation of tinosporidine, cordifol,

heptacosanol and β -sitosterol. Sci Res (Dacca) 1970;7:

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48. Kidwai AR, Salooja KC, Sharma VN, Siddiqui S. Chemical

examination of Tinospora cordifolia. J Sci Ind Res 1949;

8:115-8.

49. Pradhan P, Gangan VD, Sipahimalani AT, Banerji A. Two

phytoecdysones from  Tinospora cordifolia: Structural

assignments by 2D NMR spectroscopy. Indian J Chem Sec

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50. Gangan VD, Pradhan P, Sipahimalani AT. Phytoecdysones

from Tinospora cordifolia: Structural elucidation of

Ecdysterone and makisterone A by 2D NMR spectroscopy.

Indian J Chem Sec B 1997;36:787-92.

51. Maurya R, Handa SS. Tinocordifolin, a sesquiterpene from

Tinospora cordifolia. Phytochemistry 1998;49:1343-6.

52. Sarma DNK, Khosa RL, Sahai M. Isolation of Jatrorrhizine

from Tinospora cordifolia Roots. Planta Med 1995;61:98-

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53. Khaleque A, Miah MAW, Huq MS, Abdul BK.  Tinospora

cordifolia. IV. Isolation of heptacosanol, β -sitosterol and

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54. Gangan VD, Pradhan P, Sipahimalani AT, Bhave VG, Patil

KA. N-trans-Feruloyltyramine from Tinospora cordifolia.

Indian J Chem Sec B 1997;36:837-9.

55. Chatterjee A, Ghosh S. Tinosporin, the furanoid bitter

principle of Tinospora cordifolia. Sci and Culture (Calcutta,

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56. Nayampalli SS, Ainapure SS, Samant BD, Kudtarkar RG,

Desai NK, Gupta KC, et al. A comparative study of diuretic

effects of Tinospora cordifolia and hydrochloro-thiazide in

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J Postgrad Med 1988;34:233-6.

57. Aiyer KN, Kolammal M, editors. Pharmacognosy of

Ayurvedic Drugs, Series 1. 1st ed. Trivendram: The Central

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58. Raghunathan K, Mittra R, editors. Pharmacognosy  of

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59. Ikram M, Khattak SG, Gilani SN. Antipyretic studies on some

indigenous Pakistani medicinal plants: II. J Ethnopharmacol

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60. Nayampalli SS, Desai NK, Ainapure SS. Anti-allergic

properties of Tinospora cardifolia in animal models. Indian

J Pharm 1986;18:250-2.

61. Rai M, Gupta SS. The deposition of the secondary salts

over the five pellets in rats was inhibited by the aqueous

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62. Pendse VK, Dadhich AP, Mathur PN, Bal MS, Madam BR.

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pharmacological actions of the water extract of Neem Giloe

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63. Asthana JG, Jain S, Mishra A, Vijaykanth MS. Evaluation

of antileprotic herbal drug combinations and their

combination with Dapsone. Indian Drugs 2001;38:82-6.

64. Stanely M, Prince P, Menon VP. Antioxidant action of

Tinospora cordifolia root extract in alloxan diabetic rats.

Phytother Res 2001;15:213-8.

65. Prince PS, Menon VP. Antioxidant activity of Tinospora

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66. Mathew S, Kuttan G. Antioxidant activity of  Tinospora

cordifolia and its usefulness in the amelioration of

cyclophosphamide-induced toxicity. J Exp Clin Cancer Res

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67. Dhaliwal KS. Method and composition for treatment of

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68. Gupta SS, Varma SCL, Garg VP, Rai M. Antidiabetic effect

of Tinospora cordifolia. I. Effect on fasting blood sugar level,

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Indian J Exp Biol 1967;55:733-45.

69. Grover JK, Vats V, Rathi SS, Dawar R. Traditional Indian

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70. Raghunathan K, Sharma PV. The aqueous extract of T.

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71. Mahajan VR, Jolly CI. A new hypoglyceamic agent from

Tinospora cordifolia Miers. Indian Drugs 1985;23:119-20.

72. Grover JK, Vats V, Rathi SS. Anti-hyperglycemic effect of

Eugenia jambolana and Tinospora cordifolia in experimental

diabetes and their effects on key metabolic enzymes

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73. Stanely M, Prince P, Menon VP. Hypoglycaemic and other

related actions of Tinospora cordifolia roots in alloxaninduced diabetic rats. J Ethnopharmacol 2000;70:9-15.

74. Wadood N, Wadood A, Shah SA. Effect of  Tinospora

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75. Basnet P, Kadota S, Pandey RR, Takahashi T, Kojima Y,

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their hypoglycemic activity in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced

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76. Nagarkatti DS, Rege NN, Desai NK, Dahanukar SA.

Modulation of Kupffer cell activity by Tinospora cordifolia

in liver damage. J Postgrad Med 1994;40:65-7.

77. Rege NN, Bapat RD, Koti R, Desai NK, Dahanukar S.

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78. Thatte UM, Dahanukar SA. Immunotherapeutic modification of experimental infections by Indian medicinal plants.

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79. Thatte UM, Chhabria S, Karandikar SM, Dahanukar SA.

Immunotherapeutic modification of  E.coli induced

abdominal sepsis and mortality in mice by Indian medicinal

plants. Indian Drugs 1987;25:95-7.

80. Rege NN, Nazareth HM, Bapat RD, Dahanukar SA.

Modulation of immunosuppression in obstructive jaundice

by Tinospora cordifolia. Indian J Med Res 1989;90:478-83.

81. Manjrekar PN, Jolly CI, Narayanan S. Comparative studies

of the immunomodulatory activity of Tinospora cordifolia

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82. Dikshit V, Damre AS, Kulkarni KR, Gokhale A, Saraf MN.

Preliminary screening of imunocin for immunomodulatory

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83. Dahanukar SA, Thatte UM, Pai N, More PB, Karandikar

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84. Rege NN, Thatte UM, Dahanukar SA. Adaptogenic

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85. Dhuley JN. Effect of some Indian herbs on macrophage

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90. Jana U, Chattopadhyay RN, Shw BP. Preliminary studies

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91. Stanely M, Prince P, Menon VP, Gunasekaran G.

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92. Jagetia GC, Nayak V, Vidyasagar MS. Evaluation of the

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