Tinospora cordifolia (Giloy) is a medicinal plant used in folk and Ayurvedic medicines throughout India since ancient times. All the parts of the plant are immensely useful due to the presence of different compounds of pharmaceutical importance belonging to various groups as alkaloids, diterpenoid lactones, glycosides, steroids, sesquiterpenoid, and phenolics. These compounds possess pharmacological properties, which make it anti-diabetic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, hepato-protective, and immuno-modulatory. However, due to the increasing population, there is an inadequate supply of drugs. Therefore, this review focuses on phytochemistry, ethnopharmacology, clinical application and its conservation strategies so that the plant can be conserved for future generations and utilized as alternative medicine as well as to design various pharmacologically important drugs.

Tinospora cordifolia (Giloy) 是一种药用植物，自古以来就在印度的民间和阿育吠陀医学中使用。由于存在属于生物碱、二萜内酯、糖苷、类固醇、倍半萜类化合物和酚类化合物等具有药学重要性的不同化合物，因此植物的所有部分都非常有用。这些化合物具有药理特性，使其具有抗糖尿病、解热、抗炎、抗氧化、保肝和免疫调节等作用。但是，由于人口不断增加，药品供应不足。因此，本综述侧重于植物化学、民族药理学、