DOI: 10.36347/sajb.2016.v04i05.009

Pages: 409-412

Tinospora cordifolia is a deciduous climbing shrub described as ‘the one who protects the body against diseases’. Potential medicinal properties reported by scientific research include anti-diabetic, anti-pyretic, antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, anti-arthritic, antioxidant, anti- allergic, anti-stress, hepato-protective, anti-malarial, immune-modulatory and anti-neoplastic activity. In our study one hundred patients of metabolic syndrome were randomized to receive conventional treatment with or without Tinospora cordifolia. In our study we found that TC therapy resulted in good glycemic control and lipid profile also improves significantly in study group after three month of TC therapy. Metabolic syndrome consists of a constellation of metabolic abnormalities that confer increased risk of cardiovascular disease and Diabetes Mellitus. The major features of the Metabolic Syndrome includes: Central obesity, hyper triglyceridemia, Low HDL cholesterol, Hyperglycemia and Hypertension. The Aim of this study to investigating the effect of Tinospora cordifolia on the risk factors in metabolic syndrome patients along with.