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Gymnema sylvestre or Gurmar is native to South and Central India, Sri Lanka and belongs to the family Asclepiadaceae. It is widely grown in Japan, India, Vietnam and Australia and has been used in Ayurveda for very long time for an effective natural treatment of diabetes, arthritis, gout. Gurmar has also been found to help in weight management.
Gurmar is a slow-growing valuable plant. The extract of Gurmar is derived from the leaves of the plant. Leaf extract is rich in a bio-active ingredient called gymnemic acid that works as sweetness-suppressor. Thus, Gurmar is also known as sugar destroyer. This herb has soft and hairy oval leaves and small yellow flowers which bloom during the whole year. The leaves are slightly bitter in taste.
Gymnema or Medhashingi leaves contain wide range of therapeutic components including glycosides and saponins, such as triterpinoids, amino acids, oleanane saponins, gymnemic acid, gurmarin, and flavonols, phytin, resins, anthraquinones, tartaric acid, butyric acid, stigmasterol and many more.
Medhashinghi is a plant with potent anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. Gymnema is consumed to control obesity as well due to the presence of a bio-active compound gymnemic acid which is also helpful in controlling diabetes.
Gurmar is also well known herb in homeopathic system of medicine to treat eye ailments, inflammations, asthma and snakebite and possess prominent anti-diabetic, antimicrobial, antibiotic, anti-hepatotoxic, anthelmentic, cardio tonic, laxative, stimulant, diuretic, expectorant, aphrodisiac and anti-hyperlipidemic activity.
Anti-diabetic and anti-sweetness properties are due to the presence of gymnemic acid and its sweetness-blocking effect may last up to 50 minutes to several hours without influencing or altering natural taste perception i.e. salty, sour, bitter.
Gurmar interferes with the absorption of glucose since it prevents the binding of glucose molecule with the intestinal receptors to control blood glucose levels naturally and gradually.
Benefits of Gurmar
The therapeutic value of the herb in controlling diabetes and its complications makes it a part of Diabewell Tablets.