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Review Article

A Review of the Secondary Metabolites and Biological Activities of Tinospora crispa (Menispermaceae)

Yen Chin Koay* and Faheem Amir

School of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 11800, Malaysia

*For correspondence: Email: yckoay.86@gmail.com

Received: 28 March 2012 Revised accepted: 2 June 2013

Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, August 2013; 12(4): 641-649

http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/tjpr.v12i4.30

Abstract

Tinospora crispa Beumee, a herbaceous climber, has been widely used in traditional medicine for treating various ailments such as contusion, septicaemia, fever, fracture, scabies and other tropical ulcers. A wide range of secondary metabolites such as alkaloids, diterpenes, flavones, phenolics, and triterpenes have been isolated, some of which have also shown corresponding biological activities. The current review is an update on the reported pharmacological activities and phytochemical constituents of T. crispa.

Keywords: Antioxidant, Alkaloid, Diterpene, Flavone, Triterpene