Gymnema sylvestre
"Gymnema sylvestre" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A plant species of the genus GYMNEMA that contains gymnemic acid (triterpene SAPONINS) which affects blood sugar level, and gurmarin protein. The common name of Gurmar should not be confused with Guar (CYAMOPSIS).
| Descriptor ID |
D031104
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.456.500.336.500
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