Gymnema sylvestre is a herb native to the tropical forests of southern and central India where it has been used as a naturopat hic treatment for diabetes. Large climbers, rooting at nodes, leaves elliptic, acuminate, base acute to acuminate, glabrous above sparsely or densely tomentose beneath; Flowers small, in axillary and lateral umbel like cymes, pedicels long; Calyx -lobes long, ovate, obtuse, pubescent; Corolla pale yellow campanulate, valvate, corona single, with 5 fleshy scales. The major bioactive constituents of Gymnema sylvestris are a group of oleanane type triterpenoid saponins known as gymnemic acids. The latter contain several acylated (tigloyl, methylbutyroyl etc.,) derivatives of deacylgymnemic acid (DAGA) which is 3 -O -glucuronide of gymnemagenin (3, 16, 21, 22, 23, 28 -hexahydroxy-olean-12-ene)2. The individual gymnemic acids (saponins) include gymnemic acids I -VII, gymnemosides A-F, gymnemasaponins. We manufacture, supply and export a wide range of Gymnema sylvestere and have been able to develop a huge customer base all across the globe.
Product Details - Botanical Name: Gymnema sylvestre
- Family Name: Asclepiadaceae
- Common Names: Periploca Of The Woods, Gudmar
- Part Used: Whole Plant, Leaves
- Habitat: Throughout india, in dry forest upto 600m.
- Product offered: Leaves, Extract
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