What is Gymnema Sylvestre?
Gymnema Sylvestre is a vine belonging to the genus *Gymnema* in the family Asclepiadaceae. It can grow up to 4 meters long. The stem bark is grayish-brown with lenticels, and young branches are covered with fine hairs. Leaves are opposite, obovate or ovate-oblong, 3-8.5 cm long, with petioles covered in short soft hairs and bearing clusters of glands at the apex. The cymes are axillary, with bell-shaped yellow corollas. The follicles are horn-shaped, 5-9 cm long, and the seeds have white silky hairs. Flowering occurs from May to September, and fruiting from October to January of the following year.
This plant is distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Zhejiang, Taiwan, and Yunnan provinces of China, as well as India and Vietnam, where it is commonly found in mountain forests or thickets.
Applications
1. Its roots, tender branches, and leaves contain triterpenoid saponins, oleanolic acid derivatives, and other components, which have the effects of clearing heat and cooling blood, reducing swelling and detoxifying. They are mainly used to treat carbuncles, abscesses.
2. The leaf extract can inhibit sweet taste reactions, promote liver glycogen synthesis, and regulate glucose metabolism.
Product Parameters
| Item |
Specification |
Test result |
| Appearance |
Brown Powder |
Conforms |
| Odor |
Characteristic |
Conforms |
| Taste |
Characteristic |
Conforms |
| Loss on Drying |
≤5.0% |
Conforms |
| Ash |
≤5.0% |
Conforms |
| Particle size |
95% pass 80 mesh |
Conforms |
| Allergens |
None |
Conforms |
| Chemical Control |
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| Heavy metals |
NMT 10ppm |
Conforms |
| Arsenic |
NMT 2ppm |
Conforms |
| Lead |
NMT 2ppm |
Conforms |
| Cadmium |
NMT 2ppm |
Conforms |
| Mercury |
NMT 2ppm |
Conforms |
| Microbiological Control |
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| Total Plate Count |
10,000cfu/g Max |
Conforms |
| Yeast & Mold |
1,000cfu/g Max |
Conforms |
| E.Coli |
Negative |
Negative |
| Salmonella |
Negative |
Negative |
About this supplier
Our business founded in 2020, is a young and dynamic company specializing in the production, marketing, distribution and sales of herbal extracts, food additives and cosmetic raw materials, with its own research and development team,committed to producing high-quality products!
Our business scope includes the production and sale of natural extracts, cosmetic raw materials, vegetable powder, fruit powder, feed additives, etc. Over the years, we have established a good relationship with customers, and our products are sold at home and abroad, and are well received by customers.
Package & Storage
Our packing method is 1KG/Aluminium bags, 25kg/drum
For some products that require special packaging during transportation, we will carry out more delicate packaging. For example, retinal needs to be stored at -20 °C, so we choose cold chain transportation during transportation; deoxyarbutin will change color during transportation, so we will Vacuum packing of deoxyarbutin
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SLBIO High Quality Food Grade 10:1 20:1 Gymnema Sylvestre Leaf Extract Powder Images
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