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.
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Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
GYMNEMOSIDE-B	0	Leaf	not available	46.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GYNOSAPONIN-TN-2	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GYPENOSIDE-II	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GYPENOSIDE-LV	0	Leaf	not available	10.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GYPENOSIDE-LXII	0	Leaf	not available	27.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GYPENOSIDE-LXIII	0	Leaf	not available	33.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GYPENOSIDE-LXXIV	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GYPENOSIDE-V	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GYPENOSIDE-XLIII	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GYPENOSIDE-XLV	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GYPENOSIDE-XLVII	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GYPENOSIDE-XXVIII	0	Leaf	not available	30.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GYPENOSIDE-XXXVII	0	Leaf	not available	60.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
IRON	6	Leaf	9.0	49.0	-0.80	Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM	65	Leaf	201.0	1060.0	-1.18	Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE	14	Leaf	0.4	2.0	-0.46	Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN	39	Leaf	4.2	22.0	-0.92	Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS	4	Leaf	561.0	2950.0	-0.37	Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM	14	Leaf	2470.0	13000.0	-0.77	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Leaf	20900.0	110000.0	-1.02	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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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