Description
PERIPLOCA OF WOODS (GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE)
Gymnema sylvestre is a woody climbing shrub that’s native to the tropical forests of India, Africa and Australia. Its leaves have been used in the ancient Indian medicinal practice Ayurveda for thousands of years. It has been a traditional remedy for various ailments, including diabetes, malaria and snakebites.
gymnema is used for diabetes, metabolic syndrome, weight loss, and cough. It is also used for malaria and as a snake bite antidote, digestive stimulant, laxative, appetite suppressant, and diuretic.
Uses
- Early research shows that taking gymnema by mouth along with insulin or diabetes medications can improve blood sugar control in people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
- Metabolic syndrome. …
- Weight loss. …
- Cough.
- Increasing urine excretion (diuretic).
- Malaria.
- Metabolic syndrome.
- Snake bites.
- Softening the stool.
- Stimulating digestion
