English Name : Gymnema Leaves
Indonesian Name : Gymnema
Botanical Name : Gymnema sylvestre
Simplisia Name : Gymnema Folium
Botanical Part Used : Leaves
Specification : –
Test Method : –
Ratio Botanical : 10:01
Indication : Antidiabetic

Gymnema sylvestre is one of the important anti-diabetic medicinal plant, there is a growing demand for G. sylvestre leaves in the pharmaceutical trade. it is a vine-like plant and is considered as herbal remedy for high blood sugar. “Gymnemic acid”.In medical herbs, as a treatment for diabetes, antidiabetic, antiobesity, hypolipidaemic, antimicrobial, Free radical scavenging and anti-inflammatory.

Active Constituens :
triterpene (oleanane and dammarene classes). Oleanane saponins (gymnemic acids and gymnemasaponins), dammarene saponins (gymnemasides)