Latin Name: Gymnema sylvestre
Alternate Names: Gurmar (Hindi)
Family: ASCLEPIADACEAE
Parts Used: Leaves, root.
Properties: Astringent, Diuretic, Refrigerant, Stomach Tonic, Tonic.
Internal Uses: Diabetes, Fever, Hypoglycemia, Obesity, Sugar Addiction
Internal Applications: Tea, Tincture, Capsules.
When Gymnema is taken before eating, gymnemic acid blocks the taste of sugar, thereby reducing the desire to eat it. The molecules of the gymnemic acid fill the [...]