🌿 Guduchi / Giloy
Tinospora cordifolia
herbs perennial climbing vine
🗺️ Zones
4-9
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.5 (tolerates wide range; prefers well-drained)
📏 Spacing
3-5 ft apart (vine; needs support/tree to climb)
📅 Days to Maturity
1-2 years (from planting stem cuttings); harvestable stems after 12-18 months
🍴 Edible Parts
🍽️ []
🤝 Companions (4)
Deciduous climbing vine that needs sturdy support (trees, trellises, fences). In nature grows on neem and mango trees. Provides shade for understory plants. Aggressive grower in tropics.
🤝 mango tree
Deciduous climbing vine that needs sturdy support (trees, trellises, fences). In nature grows on neem and mango trees. Provides shade for understory plants. Aggressive grower in tropics.
🤝 large shrubs
Deciduous climbing vine that needs sturdy support (trees, trellises, fences). In nature grows on neem and mango trees. Provides shade for understory plants. Aggressive grower in tropics.
🤝 trellises with partial shade plants
Deciduous climbing vine that needs sturdy support (trees, trellises, fences). In nature grows on neem and mango trees. Provides shade for understory plants. Aggressive grower in tropics.
⚠️ Keep Apart (1)
⚠️ small plants it can smother
Growth inhibition or competition
💊 Medicinal Uses
Contains tinosporaside, berberine, giloin, and polysaccharides with immunomodulatory and antipyretic properties. Major Ayurvedic rasayana (rejuvenative). Used for chronic fevers, viral infections, liver disorders, gout, and diabetes. Boosts white blood cell count. Known as 'Amrita' (divine nectar) in Ayurveda for its broad therapeutic use.