Gurmar Leaf Powder / சிறுகுறிஞ்சான் பொடி

Botanical Name: Gymnema sylvestre (Leaf)
Tamil Name: சிறுகுறிஞ்சான் பொடி / Sirukurinjaan Podi
Malayalam Name: ചക്കരക്കൊല്ലി / Shiru Kuranja
Telugu Name: పొడపత్రి / Podapatr
Hindi Name: गुरमर / Gurmar

Description:
Gymnema sylvestre (Asclepiadaceae) also known as ‘gurmar’ or ‘sugar destroyer’ is a woody, climbing traditional medicinal herb which has many therapeutic applications in Ayurvedic and Siddha system of medicine. It is used for lowering serum cholesterol, triglycerides and blood glucose level (hypoglycemic or antihyperglycemic), hypolipidaemic, weight loss, stomach ailments, constipation, water retention and liver diseases, either high or low blood pressure, tachycardia or arrhythmias, and used as aperitive, purgative, in eye troubles, antiinflammatory, smooth muscle relaxant, prevention of dental caries, cataract and as anticancer-cytotoxic agent. Also, Gymnema sylvestre is an important herb in the treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus due to the presence of oleanane, dammarane types of secondary metabolites and antioxidants like flavonoids, cinnamic acid, folic acid, ascorbic acid etc. along with potential health benefit.
Traditional Use: Gurmar was used as sugar destroyer and also useful in dyspepsia, constipation, hepatitis, hemorrhoids, renal and vesicle calculi, cardiopathy, asthma, bronchitis, amenorrhea, conjunctivitis and leukoderm.
Therapeutic Uses: நஞ்சுகள் (Toxins), வளிசுரம் (Rheumatic Fever), நீரிழிவு (Diabetes).

Dosage: At morning empty stomach & evening, take 1/2 teaspoon (2g) powder boil with water & drink after filter (or) as directed by physician.