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| Botanical Name |
Gymnema
sylvestre. |
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| Common Name |
English:
Periploca of the woods |
| Family |
Asclepiadaceae. |
| Parts Used |
Leaves. |
| Medicinal Property |
The
plant is bitter, astringent, acrid, thermogenic anti-inflammatory,
anodyne, digestive, diuretic and laxative. It is useful in inflammations.
The fresh leaves when chewed have the remarkable property of paralyzing
the sense of taste for sweet and bitter substances for sometimes. |
| Chemistry |
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| Description |
A
large, woody, much branched climber with pubescent young parts; leaves
simple, opposite, elliptic or ovate, more or less pubescent on both sides.
Fruits slender, follicles up to 7.5 cm long. |
| Distribution |
Throughout
India, in dry forests up to 600 m. |
| Economics |
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| Warning |
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