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Gymnema sylvestre - Meṣaśṛṅgī

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Meṣaśṛṅgī consists of dried leaf of Gymnema sylvestre. It is a large woody, much branched, climber, with pubescent young parts, found throughout India in dry forests upto 600 m.

Uses

Lower Blood Sugar, Cholesterol, Heart Disease, Weight Loss, Diabetes, Weight loss, Eye diseases, Eye diseases, Allergies, Constipation, Cough, Dental caries, Obesity, Stomach ailments, Viral infections.

Parts Used

Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Triterpenoid saponins of gymnemic acid A, B, C and D with sugarresidues such as glucuronic acid, galacturonic acid, ferulic and angelic acids attached as carboxylic acids. [1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Kadhasige
Hindi Gudmaar, Medhaa Singee
Malayalam Cakkarakkolli, Madhunaashini
Tamil Shirukurum Kaay, Shakkaraikkolli
Telugu Podapatro
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Madhunāśinī, Ajāśṛ¤ṅgī
English Periploca of the wood


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta, Kaṣāya

Guna

Laghu, Rūkṣa

Veerya

Uṣṇa

Vipaka

Kaṭu

Karma

Vātahara, Kaphahara, Viḍaghna, Dīpana

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Paripinnate Oblong Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Pink Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Oblong pod Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled Seeds upto 5 Fruiting throughout the year

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Subtropical area.

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References

  1. The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-110
  2. [Morphology]
  3. [Cultivation detail]

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