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Himalaya Gymnema
Meshashringi / Gurmar / (Gymnema Sylvestre)
Benefits of Gymnema : For Blood Sugar Control, Diabetes, Cholesterol, Hypoglycemia
Size: 60 Capsules |
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Latin Name :Gymnema sylvestre (Retz.) R.Br.ex Roemer Schultes
English Name / Common Name :Gymnema
Sanskrit / Indian Names :Meshashringi, Gurmar
The leaves of Meshashringi or "ram's horn" when chewed destroys the sense of the tongue to appreciate the taste of sugar and all saccharine substances. Gymnema sylvestre is a woody climber. The leaf extracts contain gymnemic acid, which is known to inhibit hyperglycemia (increased sugar level in the blood).
Gymnema or Gurmar helps lessening the craving for sugar and neutralizes extreme glucose that is present in the body. This property is helpful to sufferers of diabetes as the herb is often used as anti-diabetic drug.
The herb is also a great bitter tonic having detergent property. In medicine, it is known for its anti-inflammatory effects. Gymnema or Gurmar also perk up digestion, and enhances the liver's performance. It can be used to treat a poor appetite and dyspepsia. The herb is also conventionally used to burn the body fats so it is also considered as anti-obesity drug.
Action
The principle constituent of Meshashringi is gymnemic acid, which has anti-diabetic properties. It diminishes excessive blood sugar.
It has also been shown to have a regenerative effect on pancreatic beta cells and is insulinotropic (that which stimulates or affects the production and activity of insulin ).
Meshashringi helps decrease the craving for sugar. It temporarily abolishes the taste of sugar and helps neutralize excessive sugar present in the body in diabetes mellitus.
Indication
As an adjuvant in Diabetes Mellitus
Uses of Gymnema
- Great sugar controller and hence it is best as diabetic support.
- Weight reducing or Obesity
- Hold back inflammatory conditions
- Restores appetite
Dosage: 1-2 Capsules two times a day after meal or as directed by your health practitioner.
Though the herb Gymnema sylvestre or Gurmar has been used to treat a quantity of conditions, it is best known for its great ability to lower down blood glucose levels. Results from case-reports and studies in humans and animals disclose that the herb may work in numerous ways to help controlling both; type I diabetes and type II diabetes mellitus.
First, the acids present in Gymnema sylvestre seem to lesser down the amounts of sugar that are absorbed from foods. As a result, blood glucose levels may not increase as much as usually they do after meals. Secondly, Gymnema sylvestre or Gurmar may stimulate the production of insulin in the body. Possibly, Gymnema sylvestre might be even encourage the pancreas to develop more beta cells those are the major source of insulin.
Gymnema may also make body cells more accountable to the insulin that is present in the bloodstream. Finally, numerous studies have indicated that chewing on the leaves of Gymnema sylvestre dulls the sense of taste for sweetened foods. Member in studies tended to have fewer sweet-tasting foods and drinks after using Gymnema sylvestre.
Specific uses of Gymnema slyvestre
In clinical studies of animals with diabetes, Gymnema also approved to decrease body weight, blood cholesterol, and triglyceride levels. Although the proper reasons are not clear, Gymnema sylvestre is considered to be block to the absorption of dietary fats into the bloodstream. Maybe, more fats are then eliminated instead of getting stored in the body. Some persons taking Gymnema sylvestre for diabetes has also noticed a reduction in cholesterol and/or weight, but no human studies of Gymnema sylvestre's possible cholesterol-lowering or anti-obesity actions have been reported.
Gymnema sylvestre is herb that is widely used in India and some parts of Asia as a natural treatment for diabetes or "sweet urine." The Gymnema's active ingredient, gymnemic acid, is extracted from leaves and roots. This is considered to be agent that helps to lower and to balance blood glucose levels. The unique shape of gymnemic acid molecules is similar to that of glucose, enabling it to fill cell receptors in the lining of the bowels and thereby avert uptake of sugar molecules.
The ultimate glucose lowering agent
The U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) find some great scientific evidences showing that Gymnema sylvestre can be helpful in controlling blood glucose levels in people with type I and type II diabetes when used in combination with insulin and other medications as prescribed by a doctor. It is important that people with existing blood glucose issues talk to their doctors before adding Gymnema sylvestre to their diet, as insulin or other medications may require to be reduced.
In healthy adults Gymnema sylvestre is said to be helping curb cravings for sweets. Though not a miraculous matter, when taken with a high-carbohydrate meal or a meal high in sugar, it can aid the body by passing through sugars and making carbs available for burning, rather than converting them into unwanted fat storage. In this way the herb will help to build lean muscle mass.
Supporters of Gymnema sylvestre opine that the herb will also lower down triglycerides and "bad cholesterol." The NLM and NIH acknowledge that preliminary human studies with patients having type II diabetes incline to back such claim, but it may require stronger research before a determination can be positively made.
The fat reducing capacity
Along with a healthy and proper diet and exercise, Gymnema may be a obliging addition to the weight-loss plan in people suffering from obesity. One should note that the herb builds up in the system over a few weeks time becoming more effective. Since it is advocated that Gymnema sylvestre be taken with each meal, it is better to get a lower-mg capsule that can be taken thrice a day to reach the full daily suggested dose. Apart from purchasing it as a separate, it is also commonly available in natural weight-loss products, often with Ayurvedic herb called guggulu.
Gymnema sylvestre has been viewed as extremely safe herb for adults at recommended doses. If a person is pregnant or lactating, she should not take this herb due to lack of research and potential impact on the fetus. Those people who have allergies to the milkweed family may experience allergic reactions to Gymnema sylvestre too. As always, one should check with a doctor before beginning a new health routine, particularly if one is diabetic or prone to issues involving blood glucose.
The plant of Meshashringi
Gymnema sylvestre or is a widespread, much-branched, twining shrub. The herb's leaves measure 3-6 x 2-3 cm and they are ovate or elliptic-oblong in shape with aciculate and rounded at base, sub-coriaceous.
Gymnema's flowers are minute, greenish-yellow, spirally arranged in lateral pedunculate or nearly sessile cymes. Corolla lobes imbricate. Follicles are solitary, up to 8 x 0.7 cm in measurement, terete, lanceolate, straight or slightly curved and glabrous. The herb's seeds are ovate-oblong, glabrous, winged, brown. The Gymnema has flowering in August-March and fruiting in the winter season.
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