Description
G4S plus Gymnema
Gymnema is a woody climbing shrub native to India and Africa. The leaves are used to make medicine. Gymnema has a long history of use in India’s Ayurvedic medicine. The Hindi name for gymnema means “destroyer of sugar.”
People use gymnema for diabetes, weight loss, and other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.
Gymnema contains substances that decrease the absorption of sugar from the intestine. Gymnema may also increase the amount of insulin in the body and increase the growth of cells in the pancreas, which is the place in the body where insulin is made.
Gymnema has been linked to the following:
- Diabetes.Early research shows that taking gymnema by mouth along with insulin or diabetes medications can improve blood sugar control in people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
- Weight loss. Early research shows that taking a combination of gymnema, hydroxycitric acid, and niacin-bound chromium by mouth can reduce body weight in people who are overweight or obese.
- Increasing urine excretion (diuretic).
- Malaria.
- Metabolic syndrome.
- Stimulating digestion.
