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Gymnema


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Date of Review:
July 2007

Common Name:
Gymnema

Scientific Name:
Gymnema sylvestre, R. Br. (Family: Asclepiadaceae)

Other Names:
Asclepias geminata roxb., Gemnema melicida, GS4 (water soluble extract of the leaves), Gur-Mar, Gurmar, Gurmarbooti, Gymnema inodum, Kalikordori (Marathi), Kogilam, Mangala gymnema, Merasingi (Hindi), Meshanhringi (Sanskrit), Meshashingi, Meshavalli, Periploca of the Woods, Periploca sylvestris, Podapatri (Telugu), Probeta

Authors:
Lisa-Kaye Williams, BScPhm (C) and Heather Boon, BScPhm, PhD

Reviewers:
Theresa Charrois, BScPharm, MSc and Rishma Walji, BSc, ND, PhD (C)



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