Abstract of published research articles in Ayurveda
AYU Vol. 30 Issue No. 3 (July-Sept. 2009)
Id.No.30303
Phytomorphological Differences of Male and Female Plants of
Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Miers ex Hk.f. &Thom.)
*
Prashant Kumar Jha**
M. G. Chauhan ***T. N. Pandya
Institute for Post Graduate Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar
Abstract:
Physical forms are the first impression by which the individuals
are differentiated from each other in any organism and when it
is applied with plants, phytomorphology comes to existence. Amid
the various species of plants, somatic and sexual variations
have been in core to make separate recognition. Sexual
characters come to pompous position in case of diocious plants
and Guduchi is one of them. They exhibit differences with
physical forms in case of all parts as in aerial and underground
viz., stem, leaf, aerial and underground roots etc.Veination is looped in leaves of male plants while it
being incomplete in leaves of female plants, which becomes the
characters to identify them separatlye. g. terminal marginal veination is looped in male plant
unlike the female leaves where it is incomplete.
Key words:
Diocious plant; Guduchi
*
Ph.D. (Medicinal Plants). **
Honorary Professor in Medicinal Plant Science. ***
Reader, Dept. of Dravyaguna.
