Plant Gymnema sylvestre (Asclepiadaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Gymnema; Miracle Fruit

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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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
(-)-VIBURNITOL	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Leaf	152.0	800.0	-0.37	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Leaf	11400.0	60000.0	-1.04	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Leaf	6.0	30.0	-1.01	Duke, 1992 *
BETAINE	14	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Willaman, J. J., Li, H. L. 1970. Alkaloid-Bearing Plants and their Contained Alkaloids. 1957-1968. Lloydia 33S: 1-286.
CALCIUM	28	Leaf	169.0	890.0	-1.20	Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE	20	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Willaman, J. J., Li, H. L. 1970. Alkaloid-Bearing Plants and their Contained Alkaloids. 1957-1968. Lloydia 33S: 1-286.
CHROMIUM	24	Leaf	0.9	4.5	-0.26	Duke, 1992 *
COBALT	2	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CONDURITOL-A	1	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Leaf	3990.0	21000.0	-0.71	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER(CRUDE)	0	Leaf	not available	80000.0	-1.24	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER(DIETARY)	0	Leaf	not available	320000.0	-0.66	Duke, 1992 *
GURMARIN	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GYMNEMAGENIN	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GYMNEMASAPONIN-I	0	Leaf	not available	60.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GYMNEMASAPONIN-II	0	Leaf	25.0	27.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GYMNEMASAPONIN-III	0	Leaf	not available	10.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GYMNEMASAPONIN-IV	0	Leaf	12.0	17.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GYMNEMASAPONIN-V	0	Leaf	133.0	160.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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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
Antiherpetic?	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antihistaminic	2	Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antihomocysteine	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antihomocystinuric	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperactivity	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antihyperkeratotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperkinetic	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihypertensive	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antihypoglycemic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiichythyotic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiimpotence	1	Martindale's 29th
Antiinfective	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinfertility	2	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory	2	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiinsomniac	3	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiinsomnic	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antikeratitic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antikeshan	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antilepric	2	Martindale's 28th