Herbal - 01 Gymnema Sylvestre

Gymnema Sylvestre commonly known as Meshashringi or Gurmar, means
"sugar destroyer," because it masks the body's sense of taste to sugar.
It supports the pancreas in insulin production in type 2 diabetes. It
improves the ability of insulin in lowering glucose level in both type 1
and type 2 diabetes. Additionally, it decreases cravings for sweet.
This is a substitute for oral blood-sugar-lowering drugs in type 2
diabetes. Take 500 mg per day of gymnema extract for a better result.
Other common names for gymnema are Gokhru (Unani), Gurmar (Hindi),
Meshashringi (Sanskrit), Sirukurinjan (Tamil), Vishani (Sanskrit).


Therapeutic benefits of Gymnema Sylvestre are:
- It has been in use for thousands of years as an herbal treatment for diabetes. It can block the absorption of glucose from the intestines and helps to reduce cravings for sugar. It has also suggested for herbal weight loss applications. Chewing the leaves, or taking it in capsule form, can alter the taste of sugar and reduce the sweetness.
- It helps to reduce the carbohydrates stored as fat and increases the amount burned for energy. This leads to a reduction in fat stores and increase in energy available.
- It may reduce the amount of triglycerides and LDL (bad cholesterol) in the bloodstream thus, risk towards cardiac problems in reduced.
- It has slight diuretic effect, useful to treat water retention and may help lower blood pressure.
- It is useful to treat stomach ailments, constipation, and liver disease.
- Rheumatoid arthritis and gout have also been treating effectively.
- It also has antibacterial and antiviral properties in liquid applications.
Side effects of Gymnema
Generally, gymnema is safe. However, pregnant and lactating mothers, and children are not recommended to take gymnema.
In
addition, if you are taking any hypoglymiant drug, you should be close
to your doctor in order to adjust their dosage. Gymnema has been related
to hypoglycemia in these cases.
When taking an appropriate dosage, gymnema is safe, although extensive
studies have not performed. One obvious risk is that if gymnema is
successful, it may lower blood-sugar levels too far, causing a dangerous
hypoglycemic reaction. For this reason, medical supervision is
essential.
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