Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusGymnema
Scientific name with authorshipGymnema sylvestre (Retz.) R.Br. ex Sm.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Apocynum alterniflorum Lour.Asclepias curassavica Lour.Asclepias geminata Roxb.Conocalpis umbellata BojerConocalpis umbellata Bojer ex Decne.Cynanchum senegalense SieberCynanchum senegalense Sieber ex Decne.Cynanchum subvolubile Schumach. & Thonn.Gymnema affine Decne.Gymnema alterniflorum (Lour.) Merr.Gymnema alternifolium (Lour.) Merr.Gymnema formosanum Schltr.Gymnema formosanum Warb.Gymnema humile Decne.Gymnema mckenii Harv.Gymnema melicida Edgew.Gymnema mkenii Harv.Gymnema parviflorum Wall.Gymnema parvifolium Wall.Gymnema rufescens Decne.Gymnema subvolubile (Schumach. & Thonn.) Decne.Gymnema sylvestre (Retz.) Schult.Gymnema sylvestre R.Br.Gymnema sylvestre var. affine (Decne.) TsiangGymnema sylvestre var. ceylanicum Hook.fil.Gymnema sylvestre var. chinense Benth.Gymnema sylvestre var. chinensis Benth.Gymnema thorelii CostantinMarsdenia sylvestris (Retz.) P.I.Forst.Periploca sylvestris Retz.Periploca tenuifolia Humb. & Bonpl.Periploca tenuifolia Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schult.Strophanthus alterniflorus (Lour.) Spreng.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Gene source
Material
Poison reported
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier60454719-2
Use codesGS HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.