Nature Herbs Gurmar

Listing ID #688083

We are offering gurmar (gymnema sylvestre). English name : sugar destroyer, periploca of the the wood
botanical name : gymnema sylvestre
family name : asclepiadaceae
common name : periploca of the woods, gudmar
part used : whole plant, leave
description: the leaves and root of mesasrngi is used in the form of powder, paste and decoction to treat inflammation of glands, enlargement of spleen, indigestion, constipation, jaundice, piles, sinusitis, cough, respiratory diseases, feeling of heaviness in head, urinary stone, malarial fevers. A vulnerable species is a slow growing, perennial,medicinal woody climber found in central and peninsular india. It is a potent antidiabetic plant and used in folk,ayurvedic and homeopathic systems of medicine.
Uses :
1. The plant is acrid, anti-inflammatory, anodyne, liver tonic,emetic and diuretic. It is useful in hepatosplenomegaly, dypepsia, constipation, jaundice, halminthiasis, cardiopathy and amenorrhoea.
2. The fresh leaves when chewed have the remarkable property of paralysing the sense of taste for sweet and bitter substance for some time.
3. It lowers blood sugar level and is good for the treatment both types of diabetes.
4. The herb is useful for stimulating the heart; it increases urine secretion.
5. This plant is also used for controlling obesity in the form of gymnema tea.
6. Powder of the leaves is used in diabetes.