What is Gymnema Extract?
The main active ingredient of Gymnema extract Powder is Gymnemic Acid. Gymnema sylvestre (Retz) Schult is also known as Gymnema sylvestre, Sylvestre vine, and Diamond vine. Distributed in tropical Asia such as India, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Africa such as South Africa. It is a traditional folk Chinese herbal medicine with the effects of lowering blood sugar, blood fat, and weight. In addition, there are sweet taste inhibition, anti-caries, antibacterial, and other effects.
| English Name | Gymnemic Extract |
| Latin Name | Gymnema sylvestre(Retz) |
| Specification | Gymnemic Acids ≥ 25.0% |
| Appearance | Brown yellow powder |
| Odor | Characteristic |
| Taste | Characteristic |
| Bulk density | 40-60g/100ml |
| Tapped density | 60-90g/100ml |
| Particle size | NLT 95% pass 80 mesh |
| Loss on drying | ≤ 5.00% |
| Residue on Ignition | ≤ 5.00% |
| Total Heavy Metals | ≤10ppm |
| Pesticides residue | ≤ 0.01mg/kg meet the requirement and its modifications |
| Total plate count | ≤ 1000cfu/g |
| Yeast & Mould count | ≤ 100cfu/g |
What are the ingredients of Gymnema extract ?
At present, the chemical components of the plant mainly include saponins, sterols, polypeptides, pectin, flavonoids, alkaloids, and trace elements. There are many studies on the main active ingredient triterpenoid soaps, but few studies on other active ingredients. The active ingredients of GS hypoglycemic are mainly a series of
Gymnemic acid (GA) of triterpenoid soaps. The content in leaves is 3.9%~9.6%, most of which belong to oleanane-type saponins, and there are also dammarane-type saponins.
Gymnema extract Benefits:
Gymnema can lower blood sugar
Studies have shown that the main active component of Gymnema Sylvestre hypoglycemia is gymnemic acid, which can improve insulin sensitivity, promote insulin secretion, and inhibit gluconeogenesis, thereby exerting a hypoglycemic effect.
Blood lipid-lowering and weight loss
Gymnemic acid exerts a hypolipidemic effect through interaction with glycolytic enzymes such as GAPDH and G3PDH.
Gymnema Sylvestre extract was able to effectively reduce body mass, triglyceride and total cholesterol levels, atherogenic index, glucose levels and increase high-density lipoprotein levels. And think that Gymnema Sylvestre extract can be used as a natural diet pill.
Inhibit sweet taste and anti-caries
Polypeptide components in Gymnemic Extract Powder can also inhibit sucrose, glucose, sugar gum, and saccharin
However, it does not affect the taste of salty, sour, and bitter. It is believed that the polypeptide can competitively bind to the receptor protein that controls sweetness. It only inhibits sweetness without affecting other tastes.
In addition, gymnemic acid can significantly inhibit the activity of glucosyltransferase, block the synthesis of extracellular water-insoluble glucan of Streptococcus mutans, inhibit the formation of dental plaque, and make the cariogenic bacteria lose the cariogenic environment, thereby preventing caries. effect. Combined with glycyrrhizin can enhance the anti-caries effect and reduce the sweetness of glycyrrhizin.
In addition, it has antibacterial and antiviral effects, anti-inflammatory effects, antioxidant and radioprotective effects, immunomodulatory effects, potential anti-malarial and anti-filariasis effects, and injury-promoting effects.
Gymnema extract has various pharmacological activities. Whether its unique hypoglycemic effect is used as a medicine or a health product, the development prospect will be very bright. Please contact us directly on this page or medical@ysgcn.com to buy gymnemic acid.
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