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'''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==
===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|Simple||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==
<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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