Gymnema in Herbal Medicine: Property of the Gymnema

Scientific name

Gymnema sylvestre

Family

Asclepiadaceae

Origin

India, Central African countries

Synonyms

Parts Used

Drug given by the leaves

Chemical constituents

• Polyphenols;
• Triterpene glycosides (gymnemic acids A-D), whose aglycones consist of gymnemagenin and gymnestrogenin, and among which the most active is gymnemic acid A1.

Gymnema in Herbal Medicine: Property of the Gymnema

Gymnema leaves and their extracts have hypoglycemic activity, but are also used in dietary products with slimming activity.