Plants

   Gymnema sylvester

About Plant

Plant ID PLN0023
Plant Name Gymnema sylvester
Common Name Gurmar
Vernacular Name Gurmar
Plant Description The leaves and extracts contain gymnemic acids, the major bioactive constituents that interact with taste receptors on the tongue to temporarily suppress the taste of sweetness.

Plant Classification

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Streptophyta
Class Magnolipsida
Order Gentianales
Family Apocynaceae
Genus Gymnema
Species sylvester
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Distribution
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Chemical Constituents

Descriptive Details

Chemical Constituents

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Biological Activities

Crude Drugs

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Genome

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Transcriptome

Transcriptome ID Sample Tissue
PTE045 Root
PTE046 Leaf

Bio Activity

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