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Common Names
Gymnema; Miracle Fruit
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GYMNEMIC-ACID-III | 0 | Leaf | 27.0 | 91.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GYMNEMIC-ACID-IV | 0 | Leaf | 47.0 | 73.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GYMNEMIC-ACID-IX | 0 | Leaf | 21.0 | 28.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GYMNEMIC-ACID-V | 0 | Leaf | 18.0 | 53.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GYMNEMIC-ACID-VI | 0 | Leaf | not available | 10.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GYMNEMIC-ACID-VII | 0 | Leaf | 60.0 | 333.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GYMNEMIC-ACID-VIII | 0 | Leaf | 23.0 | 32.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GYMNEMIC-ACID-W | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GYMNEMIC-ACID-X | 0 | Leaf | not available | 5.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GYMNEMIC-ACID-XI | 0 | Leaf | not available | 30.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GYMNEMIC-ACID-XII | 0 | Leaf | not available | 8.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GYMNEMIC-ACID-XIII | 0 | Leaf | not available | 13.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GYMNEMIC-ACID-XIV | 0 | Leaf | not available | 5.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GYMNEMIC-ACID-XV | 0 | Leaf | not available | 5.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GYMNEMIC-ACID-XVI | 0 | Leaf | not available | 5.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GYMNEMIC-ACID-XVII | 0 | Leaf | not available | 5.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GYMNEMIC-ACID-XVIII | 0 | Leaf | not available | 8.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GYMNEMIC-ACID-Y | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GYMNEMIC-ACID-Z | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GYMNEMOSIDE-A | 0 | Leaf | not available | 83.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Abortifacient | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 2 | Miyatake, K., et al. 1994. Effect of Conduritol A, a Polyol from Gymnema sylvestre, on the Development of Diabetic Cataracts in Streptozotocin-Treated Rats and on Aldose Reductase. Biosci Biotech Biochem, 58(4): 756-757. |
| Allergenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Amphiglycemic? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Analgesic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 1 | Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp. |
| Antiacne | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiAGE | 2 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiaggregant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiaging | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiakathisic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialcoholic | 3 | Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications. |
| Antiallergic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialopecic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |