Note: This is a project under development. The articles on this wiki are just being initiated and broadly incomplete. You can Help creating new pages.

Changes

Jump to: navigation, search

Gymnema sylvestre - Madhunaashini

736 bytes added, 8 months ago
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
[[File:Gymnema sylvestre R.Br - Flickr - lalithamba.jpg|thumb|right|''madhunasiniMadhunasini'']]
'''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==
* [[Vishatinduka TailaAmritamehari churna]] as ''root juice extract'', [[Glukostat]], [[Goranchi]], [[Jabrushila]], [[Daifort]], [[Daibin]], [[Daibeno]], [[Daibecon]], [[Daibet]], [[Madhumardhan]], [[Madhumehari Vati]], [[Losubit]]<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
==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.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
Bedakicha Pala (Marathi- बेडकीचा पाला) (16714280583).jpg  |Young leavesCakkarakkolli (Malayalam- ചക്കരക്കൊല്ലി) (17148318709).jpg|Matured leaves    File:Gymnema sylvestre beans sending seeds out.jpg|SeedsGudmar (Marathi- गुडमार) (4757589585).jpg    |BudsGymnema sylvestre (Retz.) R.Br. ex Sm. (27663398884).jpg|Flower  File:Gymnema sylvestre - Agri-Horticultural Society of India - Alipore - Kolkata 2013-01-05 2262fruits at Agumbe (2).JPGjpg|Fruits
</gallery>
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2170951/ Phytochemistry]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Gurmar.html Plant descriotion]</ref><ref name="PhytochemistryAyurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2016/12/13/madhunashini-gudmar-gymnema-sylvestre/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
<ref name="LeafHow to plant/cultivate">[http://wwwagritech.tnau.flowersofindiaac.netin/cataloghorticulture/slides/Gurmarhorti_medicinal%20crops_gymnema.html "plant descriotion"Cultivation details]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivateKarnataka Medicinal Plants">[http://tropical”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R.thefernsGurudeva, Page No.info299, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/viewtropical.php?id=Gymnema+sylvestre "cultivation details"]7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref>
</references>
* [https://www.bimbima.com/ayurveda/divya-madhunashini-vati-for-diabetes/1625/ Divya Madhunashini Vati For Diabetes, Ingredients and Side-Effects]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have flower, fruit and leaf photos]][[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photosApocynaceae]]

Navigation menu