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Plant Gymnema sylvestre (Asclepiadaceae)

Common Names
Gymnema; Miracle Fruit
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
GYMNEMASIDE-I 0 Leaf not available 20.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GYMNEMASIDE-II 0 Leaf not available 23.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GYMNEMASIDE-III 0 Leaf not available 13.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GYMNEMASIDE-IV 0 Leaf not available 10.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GYMNEMASIDE-V 0 Leaf not available 133.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GYMNEMASIDE-VI 0 Leaf not available 10.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GYMNEMASIDE-VII 0 Leaf not available 13.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GYMNEMASIN-A 0 Leaf not available 83.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GYMNEMASIN-B 0 Leaf not available 57.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GYMNEMASIN-C 0 Leaf not available 73.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GYMNEMASIN-D 0 Leaf not available 48.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GYMNEMIC-ACID 5 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GYMNEMIC-ACID 5 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GYMNEMIC-ACID 5 Seed not available 2500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GYMNEMIC-ACID-A 3 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GYMNEMIC-ACID-B 3 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GYMNEMIC-ACID-C 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GYMNEMIC-ACID-D 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GYMNEMIC-ACID-I 0 Leaf 67.0 120.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GYMNEMIC-ACID-II 0 Leaf 86.0 160.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Uricosuric 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Urinary-Acidulant 1 Martindale's 29th
Uterorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Vasodilator 5 Duke, 1992 *
VEGF-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).