Scientific name
Gymnema sylvestre
Family
Asclepiadaceae
Origin
India, Central African countries
Synonyms
Gur-Mar ("sugar destroyer")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.
