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
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 *

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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