“…These alkaloids from T. sagittata tuber (Radix Tinospora) have antifouling (Li et al, 2016), anti-inflammatory (C. , and α-glucosidase inhibitory activities (Li et al, 2016). Moreover, these alkaloids, flavonoids, lignans, terpenoids, and other compounds provide multiple therapeutic uses of Radix Tinospora in TCM, such as improvement of immune capacity, prevention against upper respiratory infections, and lower oral ulcers, treatment of diabetes, anticancer, and protection of liver from different diseases (Hao, 2019b). In addition to medicinal uses, Tinospora is a major group of Angiosperms (Chi et al, 2016) and T. sagittata is a model plant for studying the evolutionary relationship of species within the family of Menispermaceae.…”