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GULANCHA, HEART-LEAVED MOONSEED
(Tinospora cordifolia L.) +Activities (Gulancha) — Adaptogen (1; PR13:275); Alterative (f; KAB; SUW); Analgesic (1;
WOI); Antianemic (1; FIT71:254); Antibacterial (1; WOI); Antiimmunosuppressant (1; FIT71:254);
Antiinflammatory (1; WOI); Antineoplastic (1; ABS); Antioxidant (1; JE65:277); Antiperiodic (f;
KAB; SUW); Antipyretic (1; KAB; SUW; WOI); Antispasmodic (1; WOI); Antiviral (f; WOI);
Aphrodisiac (f; KAB; KAP; SUW); Astringent (f; KAB); Bitter (1; KAB; SUW); Choleretic (f;
KAB); Deobstruent (f; SKJ); Diuretic (f; KAB; SUW); Hepatoprotective (1; ABS); Hypoglycemic
(1; WOI; JE70:9); Immunostimulant (1; PR13:275); Lipolytic (1; JE70:9); Mitogenic (1;
PC52:1059); Stomachic (f; KAB); Tonic (1; KAB).
Indications (Gulancha) — Anemia (1; KAB; FIT71:254); Bacteria (1; WOI); Cough (f; KAB; KAP);
Cramp (1; WOI); Debility (f; KAP; WOI); Dermatosis (f; KAB; KAP; WOI); Diabetes (1; KAB;
WOI); Diarrhea (f; KAB; KAP; SUW); Dysentery (f; KAB; KAP; SUW); Dyspepsia (f; KAB; KAP;
SKJ); Dysuria (f; KAB; KAP; SKJ; WOI); Enterosis (f; KAB); Erysipelas (f; WOI); Escherichia (1;
WOI); Fever (1; KAB; KAP; SUW; WOI); Fracture (f; KAB; SKJ); Giddiness (f; KAB); Gonorrhea
(f; KAB; KAP; SUW); Gout (f; WOI); Hemorrhoid (f; KAB); Hepatosis (1; ABS); Immundepression
(1; PR13:275); Impotence (f; KAB; KAP); Inflammation (1; WOI); Jaundice (1; ABS; KAB; WOI);
Leprosy (f; WOI); Malaria (f; KAB; KAP; SKJ); Nausea (f; KAB); Pain (1; WOI); Peritonosis (1;
ABS); Rheumatism (f; KAB; KAP; WOI); Snakebite (f; KAB); Sore (f; WOI); Spermatorrhea (f;
KAP); Splenosis (f; KAB); Syphilis (f; KAB); Thirst (f; KAB); Tuberculosis (f; WOI); Urethrosis (f;
KAB); Vaginosis (f; KAB); VD (f; KAB; SKJ); Virus (f; WOI); Water Retention (f; KAB; SUW).
Dosages (Gulancha) — 20–60 ml (1:20) infusion (HHB); 2–4 ml (1:5) tincture (HHB); 1–3 g
powder (KAP); 1–2 g extract (KAP). Kapoor has very high dosage, methinks; 56–112 ml plant
juice, with long pepper and honey, for cough, gonorrhea, and fever.
Extracts (Gulancha) — Bitter principles in stem and bark are antiinflammatory, antipyretic,
and antispasmodic (WOI). Alcoholic extracts are active against Escherichia. Drug seems to favor
endogenous insulin secretion, glucose uptake, and inhibition of peripheral glucose release.
GUM ARABIC (Acacia senegal (L.) Willd.) +++Synonyms — A. verek Guill. & Perr., Mimosa senegal L., Senegalia senegal (L.) Britton.
Activities (Gum Arabic) — Antiabsorbent (f; PH2); Astringent (f; CRC); Demulcent (1; CRC;
GMH; KAB); Emollient (1; CRC; EFS; KAB; UPW); Expectorant (f; CRC; EFS); Laxative (f;
UPW); Stimulant (f; PHR; PH2); Tonic (f; UPW).
Indications (Gum Arabic) — Bite (f; KAB); Bleeding (f; CRC; KAB); Burn (f; CRC; KAB); Cancer
(f; JLH); Catarrh (f; CRC; PHR; PH2); Cold (f; CRC; WBB); Constipation (f; UPW); Cough (f;
KAB; PHR; PH2; WO2); Diabetes (f; KAB); Diarrhea (f; CRC; GMH; PHR; PH2; UPW); Dysentery
(f; CRC; GMH); Dyspepsia (f; GMH); Dysuria (f; GMH); Enterosis (f; KAB); Epistaxis (f; KAB);
Fever (f; CRC; GMH); Gastrosis (f; KAB; UPW); Gonorrhea (f; CRC; UPW; WBB); Inflammation
(f; CRC; GMH; UPW; WBB); Leprosy (f; CRC; UPW); Lumbago (f; UPW); Mastosis (f; CRC;
KAB); Mucososis (f; CRC); Nipple (f; KAB); Ophthalmia (f.; WBB); Sore Throat (f; CRC); Stom-
achache (f; UPW); Typhoid (f; CRC; GMH); Urethrosis (f; CRC); UTI (f; GMH); VD (f; UPW).
Dosages (Gum Arabic) — 1–4 drachm gum (GMH).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Gum Arabic) — Not covered (AHP). “Haz-
ards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2) (but PH2 designates no
specific quantified dosage! JAD).