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Gymnema sylvestre - Madhunaashini

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== Uses ==
1. *Diabetes. Early research suggests when a specific gymnema extract (GS4) is taken orally along with insulin or diabetes medications, blood sugar reduction in people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes is enhanced. 2. *Weight loss. Early research suggests that taking a specific combination of gymnema extract, hydroxycitric acid, and niacin-bound chromium by mouth for 8 weeks might reduce body weight in people who are overweight or obese. 3. *Stimulating digestion. 4. *As a laxative and diuretic.
Further evidence and research is needed to validate gymnema for these uses.<ref name="uses"/>
==Common name==
* '''English''' - GudmarAnti Diabetic plant
* '''Kannada''' - ಮಧುನಾಶಿನಿ
* '''Hindi''' - गुड़मार
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