18 Amazing Health Benefits of Giloy Juice & Tablets

You must have heard about Giloy during covid-19 pandemic. Ayurvedic texts describe a lot of health benefits of Giloy Juice and call it a Rasayana. Today we are going to tell you some unheard 18 Amazing Health Benefits of Giloy and also Uses of Giloy. Giloy for Platelets are also commonly used.

Giloy leaves are Tinospora cordifolia, the heart-leaved moonseed, is a herbaceous vine of the family Menispermaceae native to South and Southeast Asia. It has been used in Ayurveda to treat various disorders. Ref.

Giloy leaves are astringent, bitter and pungent in taste. It balances Vata Pitta and Kapha. It is easy to digest, increases appetite, and is also beneficial for the eyes. 

There are amazing health benefits of Giloy in the following conditions

• Thirst
• Acidity
• Diabetes, 
• Leprosy
• Jaundice
• Fever
• Vomiting, 
• Dry cough
• Hiccups
• Hemorrhoids 
• TB
• Urinary diseases

It enhances semen and intelligence and also helps in physical weakness of women.

What is Giloy?

Giloy Amrita, Amritvalli, is a creeper. The stem looks like a rope. Colour of flowers is yellow and green while leaves are soft and betel-shaped, fruits are  pea shaped.

Giloy has a unique quality that it adopts the properties of the tree, it climbs. One reason why the Giloy which climbs the Neem tree is considered to be the best. Giloy also eliminates harmful bacteria and stomach worms. It also eliminates microbes affecting gut and urine systems as well as the whole body.

Mainly the following species are used for medicine.

• Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Miers)
• Tinosporacrispa (L.) Hook. f. & Thomson 
• Tinospora sinensis (Lour.) Merr. 

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18 Amazing Health Benefits of Giloy 

Giloy’s medicinal properties are used as a treatment for a variety of diseases like giloy for platelets . One should know the correct usage and dosage to avoid any kind of side effect.  

Amazing Health Benefits of Giloy for Eye Disease

The medicinal properties of Giloy help a lot in relieving eye diseases. For this, mix 1-1 grams of honey and rock salt in 10 ml of Giloy juice and grind it. Apply it like mascara in the eyes. This heals pricking, and black and white cataract diseases.

Make a decoction by mixing triphala in Giloy Juice. Now mix 1gm of Pippali churna and honey in each 20 gm of this decoction. Consuming this mix two times a day benefits in eye problems and also improves eyesight. 

Giloy for Platelets

Giloy with papaya juice often taken together is good for increasing platelets. Taking in small quantity like 5 ml of papaya giloy for platelets can do wonder to increase the platlets count. There are various giloy powder juice benefits.

Giloy Benefits for Ear Disorder

Grate the giloy stem in water and boil it. Filter this after cooling down and put 2-2 drops in the ear twice a day. It  removes the ear wax and dirt. 

Giloy Benefits in Hiccups

Sniffing the Giloy and Sonth powder mix just like Naswar stops hiccups. You can also make chutney of Giloy and Sonth and consume it with milk. This is also a tested remedy for hiccups. 

Giloy Benefits in TB 

The medicinal properties of Giloy help a lot in TB. It needs to be mixed with all the following stuff and make a decoction. 

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Take equal quantities of Giloy, Ashwagandha, Shatavar, Dashmula, Balmula, Adusa, Pohkarmula and Atis. Make a decoction and consume 20-30 ml in the morning and evening.  Milk should also be consumed during this period. 

Amazing Health Benefits of Giloy in Vomiting

• Mix 4-6 grams of mishri in 10 ml of Giloy juice. IN vomiting because of Acidity consume this in the morning and evening. 
• Take a mix of 15 to 30 grams of honey and 125-250 ml Giloy chutney. Consuming it three times a day gives relief in vomiting. 
• Mix honey in the decoction of 20-30 ml Giloy and consume 2-3 times a day. It stops vomiting due to fever. 

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Giloy Benefits for Constipation

Consumption of Giloy Juice with jaggery is beneficial in constipation. 

Make a brew of Sonth, Motha, Atis and Giloy taking equal quantities. Drinking 20-30 ml of this in the morning and evening relieves indigestion and constipation. 

Giloy Benefits for Piles

Take 20gm each of Harad, Giloy and Coriander and boil in half a litre of water. Boil it till 1/4th part is left, filter it and mix jaggery. Consume this mix in the morning and evening to get relief in piles. 

Giloy Benefits for Jaundice

The medicinal properties of Giloy help to relieve jaundice. 

• Mix honey in a 20-30 ml brew of Giloy and consume 4 times a day. 
• Take a paste of around 10-20 leaves of Giloy and mix it in buttermilk and then filter it. It helps in jaundice..
• Wearing a rosary of Giloy stem pieces helps in jaundice..
• Take Neem Bark, Punarnava, Patola leaves, Sonth, Kutki, Giloy, Daruhaldi and Harad. Take20 grams of this mix and boil in 320 ml of water. Consume 20 ml of this decoction in the morning and evening. It benefits in jaundice, inflammation, abdominal diseases, side pain, breathlessness and anaemia.

Giloy Benefits for Liver Disorder

• 18 grams of fresh Giloy
• 2 grams of parsley
• small peepal leaves-2
• Neem-2

Put the above said in a pot with 250 ml of water at night. Grind in the morning, drain and drink. Consuming 15 to 30 days fixes the problems of liver and stomach.

Amazing Health Benefits of Giloy for Diabetes

Giloy is beneficial in controlling mild diabetes

• Mix 10-20 ml of Giloy Juice in 2 teaspoon of Honey. Taking this thrice a day helps in mild diabetes. Getting Pure Honey is the key here. 
• Giloy Sat and Honey mix also helps in diabetes. 
• Drink 10 ml of Giloy juice on an empty stomach. It benefits in fever, typhoid, diabetes along with Vata disorderes.

Giloy Benefits for Urinary Problems

Mix 2 grams of Pashanbheda powder, 1 teaspoon of honey in 10-20 ml of Guduchi juice. Consuming it three or four times a day benefits in urination problems.

Giloy Benefits for Arthritis

• 5-10 ml of Giloy juice 
• 3-6 grams of powder 
• 10-20 grams of paste 
• 20-30 ml of decoction

Take anyone of the above regularly for some time every day. It helps in arthritis. Consuming with Sonth also helps in Joint Pain.

Amazing Health Benefits of Giloy for Filariasis 

Mix 30 ml mustard oil in 10-20 ml of Giloy juice. Drinking this on empty stomach twice a day helps in elephantiasis and filariasis

Giloy Benefits for Leprosy

Taking 10-20 ml of Giloy juice regularly for a few months helps in leprosy.

Amazing Health Benefits of Giloy for Fever

• Mix of Giloy decoction and Pippali churna helps in fever. 
• Mix of Giloy Chutney and Mishri helps in fever due to Pitta Disorder.
• Take equal quantities of Giloy, Neem, Amla and boil them. Afte boiling, filter them and mix honey. Taking 25-30 ml  of this mix 2-3 times a day helps in fever.

Giloy Benefits for Acidity

• Intake of 10-20 ml Giloy juice with jaggery and mishri helps in acidity. 
• 20-30 ml of Giloy decoction mixed with 2 teaspoons of honey fixes acidity.

Giloy Benefits for Cough

Using Giloy with honey gives relief in cough

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Giloy Benefits for Heart Health

Giloy eliminates toxins and improves metabolism which impacts cholesterol. It is because Giloy has rejuvenating and digestive properties.  Take 2-3 teaspoon of Giloy Juice with lukewarm water daily on an empty stomach. 

Giloy Benefits for Cancer

As per Modern view Giloy has anti-proliferative properties, so it may help in conditions like breast cancer. It also induces apoptosis.

As per Ayurveda it reduces risk of Cancer due to its Vata Pitta and Kapha balancing nature. It is also a Rasayana, hence prevents cell damage. Due to all these properties it also controls growth and spread of cancer.

Take a thick and about 2 feet long Giloy and  10 grams of wheat green leaves. Mix a little water and grind it. Drain it with cloth and use1 cup of it on an empty stomach.

How Much to Consume Giloy

• Brew – 20-30 ml
• Juice – 20 ml
• Use as per Doctor’s advice for more benefits

How to Use Giloy

• Medicinal decoction
• Juice

Side Effects of Giloy

There may be disadvantages of Giloy also-

Giloy reduces blood sugar level. Should not be consumed during pregnancy and before surgery. It should be avoided in Auto Immune diseases. Consult your doctor strictly before using Giloy.

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