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[[File:Gymnema sylvestre R.Br - Flickr - lalithamba.jpg|thumb|right|''Madhunasini'']]
'''Gymnema sylvestre''' is an herb native to the tropical forests of southern and central India and Sri Lanka. Common names include Gymnema,Cowplant, Australian Cowplant, and Periploca of the woods.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Swollen glands}}, {{Uses|Epilepsy}}, {{Uses|Boils}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|DiarrheaDiarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Parts Used==
==Chemical Composition==
Flavones, anthraquinonesAnthraquinones, hentriHentri-acontane, pentatriacontanePentatriacontane, α and β-chlorophylls, phytinPhytin, resinsResins, dD-quercitol, tartaric Tartaric acid, formic Formic acid, butyric Butyric acid, lupeolLupeol, β-amyrin.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Madhunashini ಮಧುನಾಶಿನಿ|ml=Cakkarakkolli|sa=Madhunashini, Ajashringi|ta=Cirukurinca|te=Podapatri |mr=Bedakicha pala|hi=Gurmar|en=Gurmar, Cowplant}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Properties==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|ellipticElliptic|Leaves are elliptic, narrow tipped, base narrow. Leaves are smooth above, and sparsely or densely velvety beneath}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Pale yellow|5-20|Pale yellow flowers are small, in axillary and lateral umbel like cymes. Flowering season is October-May}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|simpleSimple||clearly Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs||Fruiting season is season is October-May}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==How to plant/cultivate==
The plant grows best in areas with a well-distributed rainfall of 600 - 1,000mm annually.
The plant can be multiplied either by seeds or by stem cuttings. Seeds are collected from freshly harvested fruits. Then they soaked overnight in water and next day the seeds are sown in the seed pan containing soil mixed with sand. The seed pans are watered daily and the seeds germinate in about 15 days. <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Gurmar.html Plant descriotion]</ref>
<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2016/12/13/madhunashini-gudmar-gymnema-sylvestre/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://agritech.tnau.ac.in/horticulture/horti_medicinal%20crops_gymnema.html Cultivation details]</ref>
<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.299, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref>
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