
Raw Drug Image for Gymnema sylvestre R.BR. - LEAF
Description:Madhunashini: Leaves are traded. Oval shaped, velvetty,bitter tasting.
Leaves are used to manage diabetes in Traditional Systems of Medicine. Leaves are oval shaped,mildly velvetty. Leaves when consumed tastes bitter. Soon after that, when we consume sweets or sugar crystals, it taste like sugarless substance.
Photographer:Dr. K. Ravikumar, FRLHT, Bangalore