# Gudmar Herb

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> Gudmar Herb (Gymnema sylvestre) is a plant drug, also called Mesasringi and Guriamara. Whole herb products are less concentrated than standardized extracts.

## Key facts

- **Botanical name:** Gymnema sylvestre
- **Family:** Apocynaceae

## Names in the Indian languages

Every name form this project holds for this drug, with the script form first and the
transliteration after it. Sources per name are on the canonical page.

| Language | Names |
| --- | --- |
| Sanskrit | मेषशृङ्गी (meṣaśṛṅgī) |
| Hindi | गुड़मार (guṛamāra) |
| Tamil | சிறுகுறிஞ்சா |

## Names and identification

| Language | Name |
|----------|------|
| English | Gudmar Herb |

## What is it made of?

*The marker compounds are listed under Dosage forms and preparation, below.*

## Dosage forms and preparation

**Dosage Forms:** Dried leaf (whole/cut), Leaf powder, Herbal tea (infusion/decoction), Capsule (whole herb), Tincture (1:5 in 60% ethanol)

**Standard Dosage:** Dried leaf: 2-4g as infusion/decoction 2-3 times daily; Leaf powder: 3-6g twice daily; 500mg whole leaf capsule 3 times daily; 3-5ml tincture three times daily. Whole herb products are less concentrated than standardized extracts.

**Optimal Timing:** Tea or capsule 15-30 minutes before meals; traditional leaf chewing before meals for sweet-taste suppression

**Storage:** Dried leaf: airtight, moisture-proof containers below 25 deg C in dark place. Tea bags: individually sealed, nitrogen-flushed. Powder: airtight, opaque containers with desiccant.

**Marker Compounds:** Gymnemic acids (total, 1-4% in whole leaf), Gurmarin (peptide), Beta-[sitosterol](/glossary/compounds-q-t/#sitosterol), [Stigmasterol](/reference/stigmasterol/), Flavonoids, Total tannins

### Synergistic Combinations

- Same synergies as [Gudmar](/herb/gudmar/) (standardized) but at whole-herb potency levels
- With [Jamun](/herb/jamun/) (Syzygium) leaf in a traditional tea blend
- With [Neem](/herb/neem/) leaf for blood-purifying and metabolic tea
- With [Tulsi](/herb/tulsi/) for immune-metabolic herbal tea combination

## Reference lists that include it

[Flavonoids](https://nighantu.ageayurveda.com/reference/flavonoids/), [Stigmasterol](https://nighantu.ageayurveda.com/reference/stigmasterol/)

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## Sources

- Amidha Ayurveda Herb Database (700+ herbs, CC-BY-4.0)
- Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India

Published by Age Ayurveda in the Nighantu. Educational reference only, not medical advice.
Incorporates material from the Amidha Ayurveda Herb Database under CC BY 4.0.