Gymnema

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Sudan, India

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Bite(Snake), Diabetes, Errhine, Eye

Science studied: TRIMETHYLAMINE, BETAINE, CHOLINE, CONDURITOL-A

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Asclepiadaceae

Scientific name: Gymnema sylvestre

Common names: Gymnema, Miracle Fruit, chi geng teng, cowplant, gymnema, miracle fruit, miracle-fruit, ram's-horn, মেষশৃঙ্গ, கோகிலம், சிறுகுறிஞ்சான், 匙羹藤, 武靴藤

History

The source record documents this plant in Sudan, India, Elsewhere.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Bite(Snake)
• Diabetes
• Errhine
• Eye
• Furunculosis
• Parageusia
• Stimulant
• Tongue

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Sudan
• India
• Elsewhere

Documented cultural uses

• Bite(Snake)
• Diabetes
• Errhine
• Eye
• Furunculosis
• Parageusia
• Stimulant
• Tongue
• Uterotonic
• Cardiotonic
• Cough
• Diuretic

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Gymnema sylvestre as a Multi-Target Antidiabetic Agent: Mechanistic Insights and Metabolic Regulation · 2026 source ↗
• Letter to the Editor: Endocrine determinants of diabetic ketoacidosis outcomes in type 2 diabetes and insights into Gymnema sylvestre actions. · 2026 source ↗
• Vasorelaxation and antihypertensive activity of standardized extract of Gymnema sylvestre in rodent model. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• TRIMETHYLAMINE
• BETAINE
• CHOLINE
• CONDURITOL-A
• GURMARIN
• GYMNEMAGENIN
• GYMNEMASAPONIN-I
• GYMNEMASAPONIN-II
• GYMNEMASAPONIN-III
• GYMNEMASAPONIN-IV
• GYMNEMASAPONIN-V
• GYMNEMASIDE-I
• GYMNEMASIDE-II
• GYMNEMASIDE-IV
• GYMNEMASIDE-V
• GYMNEMASIDE-VI

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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