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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

Diabetes, Fevers, Coughs, Treat swollen glands, Epilepsy, Boils, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats

Parts Used

Leaves, Roots.

Chemical Composition

Flavones, anthraquinones, hentri-acontane, pentatriacontane, α and β-chlorophylls, phytin, resins, d-quercitol, tartaric acid, formic acid, butyric acid, lupeol, β-amyrin^[1]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	madhunashini
Hindi	gurmar
Malayalam	cakkarakkolli
Tamil	cirukurinca
Telugu	podapatri
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	madhunashini
English	Gurmar, Cowplant

Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Climber

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	elliptic	Leaves are elliptic, narrow tipped, base narrow. Leaves are smooth above, and sparsely or densely velvety beneath

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	2-4cm long	Pale yellow	5-20	Pale yellow flowers are small, in axillary and lateral umbel like cymes

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
simple		clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown	With hooked hairs		{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

The plant grows best in areas with a well-distributed rainfall of 600 - 1,000mm annually^[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical forests, Southeast Asia, Plentiful moisture.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links

[chemical_composition-1] "Phytochemistry"

[Leaf-2] "plant descriotion"

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-3] "cultivation details"

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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|fevers}}, {{Uses|coughs}}, {{Uses|treat swollen glands}}, {{Uses|epilepsy}}, {{Uses|boils}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
+{{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Fevers}}, {{Uses|Coughs}}, {{Uses|Treat swollen glands}}, {{Uses|Epilepsy}}, {{Uses|Boils}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
 ==Parts Used==
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 ==Commonly seen growing in areas==
-{{Commonly seen|Tropical forests}}, {{Commonly seen|Southeast Asia}}, {{Commonly seen|plentiful moisture}}.
+{{Commonly seen|Tropical forests}}, {{Commonly seen|Southeast Asia}}, {{Commonly seen|Plentiful moisture}}.
 ==Photo Gallery==