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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
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 *
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
Antimitral-valve-prolapse 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiMS 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Antimyalgic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antimyoatrophic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinephrolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuralgic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuramidase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineurotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiNF-kB 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antinociceptive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinyctalopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antionychyotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiorchitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.