Gymnema sylvestre
Gymnema sylvestre is a herb native to the tropical forests of southern and central India where it has been used as a natural treatment for diabetes for nearly two millennia.[1]
Arabic[3] | barkista, julmar, gurmar. |
Hindi[9] | chhota-dudhilata, chhotadudhilata, gudmar, gurmar, medhashingi, merasimgi, kavali. |
Homeo[2] | gymnema sylvestre, gymnema sylvestre. |
Kannada[10] | kadhasige, sannagera, uriyamare, hiriya kaage donde, madhunaasha, sanna garase humbu, |
Malayalam[2] | cakkarakkolli, madhunasini. |
Marathi[11] | kavali, bedakuli, kalikardori, kaoli, kavali, madphali, parapatraha, vakhande, vakundi. |
Persian[1] | kista. |
Sanskrit | ajaballi, ajaghandini, ajashrangi, ajashringi, ajashringika |
Tamil | amudupushpam, sakkaraikkolli, shirukurinja, shiru kurunja, siru-kurinjan, cirukurincan, |
Telugu[7] | bodaparta, podapatra, podapatri, putla-podra, putlapodra, poda patri, putta podara. |
Tibetan[5] | sa si nga, sa si nga, sa sri ngi (p), sa sri ngi (p), sa si nga. |
Urdu[3] |
gurmar, gurmar booti, gurmar patta. |
Gymnema sylvestre
English: Periploca of the wood
Hindi: Gurmar
Sanskrit: Meshasringi
Gymnema has been used in India for the treatment of diabetes mellitus for over 2000 years. It also has the unusual property that when leaves of this plant are chewed, the taste of sugar and all sweet substances is abolished, hence the name gur-mar meaning 'sugar destroying'.
Ravi
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