Gudamari
| Botanical name: | Gymnema sylvestre |
| Family: | Asclepiadaceae |
| Local name: | Gudamari, Mendi, Madhunasini |
| Common name: | Gymnema, Gurmar |
| Parts used: | Leaf |
| Plant character: | It is a slender climber with hairy stems and leaves. Flowers are small, greenish-yellow; fruits poniard-shaped, acute at apex. It thrives best in full sunlight to partial sunlight. It is wild in forests and village hedges; also cultivated. |
USES:
Traditionally leave extracts have been used to cure diseases like constipation, diabetes, cough, stomach problem and viral infections. The leaves when chewed, keep the tongue tasteless for sometime.
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