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Botanical Name: Gymnema sylvestre
Plant Part Used: Leaves
Processing Method: Drying/Grinding
Gymnema Sylvestre is a climbing shrub native to tropical forests of India, Australia, and Africa. It goes by the name gurmur, mesbasringi, Gurmarbooti, etc. in different countries. Gymnema Sylvestre contains gymnemic acid as a primary active ingredient useful for the human body. Ayurveda uses its leaves to prepare medicines for thousands of years for many ailments like blood sugar regulation.
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Gudmar, Gymnema.
SynonymsGudamari, Madhunasini, Merasingi, Miracle Plant, Shardunika, Gurmarbooti, Vishani.
Biological Source'Detail not available'
Apocyanaceae
Parts UsedMajor components
Gymnema sylvestre leaves contain triterpene saponins belonging to oleanane and dammarene classes. Oleanane saponins are gymnemic acids and gymnemasaponins, whereas, dammarene saponins are gymnemasides. The leaves yield acidic glycosides and anthroquinones
Other constituentsOther constituents are flavones, anthraquinones, hentri-acontane, pentatriacontane, α and β-chlorophylls, phytin, resins, d-quercitol, tartaric acid, formic acid, butyric acid, lupeol, β-amyrin related glycosides and stigmasterol [1].
Health categoriesAnti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory.
Description
Gymnema sylvestre consists of the dried mature leaves of Gymnema sylvestre. It contains not less than 1.0 per cent w/w of gymnemic acids as calculated on dried basis. Color is greenish-yellow, surface pubescent on both sides and odour is characteristic with extremely bitter and acrid taste [2].
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