Production of Hairy Root in a Medicinal Plant

Tinospora cordifolia (willd.) Miers Ex Hook. F. & Thoms is a medicinal plant of family Menispermaceae. It is a large glabrous succulent perennial climber plant. It is indigenous to tropical areas of the Indian subcontinent ascending to an altitude of 300 m. This plant is found from Himalayas in the north to down to the southern part India and also found in other Asian countries like China Myanmar Sri Lanka Thailand Philippines Indonesia Malaysia Borneo Vietnam Bangladesh Pakistan North Africa West Africa South Africa. It is used in Ayurveda for treatment of various diseases. This plant has been used ethnobotanical for various purposes to treat diseases in several forms such as root and stem decotion; leaves and stems in the form of paste and juices; these are used to treat jaundice fever asthma cough some skin disorders and urinary infections.