Gymnema sylvestre

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"Gymnema sylvestre" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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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
MeSH Number(s)	B01.650.940.800.575.100.099.222.500
Concept/Terms	Gymnema sylvestre Gymnema sylvestre Gymnema sylvestres sylvestre, Gymnema sylvestres, Gymnema Gurmar Gurmars

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Gymnema sylvestre".

Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Plants [B01.650]
Viridiplantae [B01.650.940]
Streptophyta [B01.650.940.800]
Embryophyta [B01.650.940.800.575]
Angiosperms [B01.650.940.800.575.100]
Asclepiadaceae [B01.650.940.800.575.100.099]
Gymnema [B01.650.940.800.575.100.099.222]
Gymnema sylvestre [B01.650.940.800.575.100.099.222.500]

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