Madhunashini Powder (Gymnema Sylvestre)

*Madhunashini translates into being the destroyer of sweetness. This amazing herb has the power to neutralize sweet cravings even before you reach for that sweet treat. Regular use of Madhunashini is found to optimize sugar metabolism. It is a powerful herb for balancing individuals with abnormal sugar metabolism. It provides overall well being by supplying energy at the cellular level.

*Benefits include maintaining healthy sugar metabolism, promotes appetite control, weight management, promotes healthy skin, digestion and urinary function.

Suggested Use: 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon in powder form, once or twice daily, or use as directed by your health practitioner.

Botanical name - Gymnema Sylvestre
Family- Asclepiadaceae
English name - Gymnema, Cowplant, Australian Cowplant, Periploca of the woods

Morphology:
Large, woody, twining shrub, pubescent when young. Leaves – simple, opposite, elliptic or ovate, with the rounded or cordate base with short petioles. Flowers – small, greenish-yellow in umbellate cymes, spirally arranged. Calyx pubescent, divided to the base. Fruits – slender, follicles up to 7.5 cm long. Seeds are flat with a marginal wing. Plant flowers and fruits in March-June

Physico-chemical properties:
TASTE: Astringent, Pungent, Bitter
QUALITY: Light, dry, Clear
POTENCY: Hot
POST DIGESTIVE EFFECT: Pungent

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