Gymnema Sylvestre, belongs to the family of Apocynaceae, and is traditionally used for the treatment of various dieseases. It is a wild herb found in India, Africa, Australia, and China. This plant is also recognized as ‘Gurmur’, due to having sugar lowering property. Gymnema Sylvestre was considered as one of the major botanicals to treat diabetes in the Ayurvedic system of medicine and also is included in Indian Pharmacopoeia as an anti-diabetic plant.

Gymnemic acids and Gymnemasaponins are major chemical constituents of this plant and are classified as oleanane saponins. Oleanane and dammarane type of saponins are found in the leaves of Gymnema Sylvestre. Gymnemic acid formulations have also been found useful against obesity apart from anti-diabetic activity. As it is useful against major diseases such as Cardiovascular diseases, Asthma, Cancer, Diabetes and Obesity, different formulation of this plant is found in a number of preparations.