AUSTRALIAN COWPLANT
Common name	Australia cowplant
Botanical Name	Gymnema sylvestre
Vernacular name	English-Periploca of wood Hindi-Gudmaar Gujarati-Kaavalee Sanskrit-Madhunasina
Family	Asclepiadaceae
Class	Magnoliopsida
Parts of plant used	Leaf, Root
Chemical Constituents	Triterpenoids, Hydrocarbon, Amino acid, Resin
Therapeutic uses	Help in fighting sugar cravings and in lower high blood sugar levels, used in diabetes treatment, help in stimulate insulin secretion and the regeneration of pancreas islet cells.