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Enhanced Phagocytosis and Antibody Production by <i>Tinospora cordifolia</i> - A new dimension in Immunomodulation


MS Ranjith
AJA Ranjitsingh
SG Shankar
GS Vijayalaksmi
K Deepa
HS Sidhu

Abstract

Tinospora cordifolia (guduchi) is a widely used shrub in ayurvedic systems of medicine known to possess immunomodulatory properties. In the present study the aqueous extract of T. cordifolia was found to enhance phagocytosis in vitro. The aqueous and ethanolic extracts also induced an increase in antibody production in vivo.

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