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Australian Cow-Plant

මස්බැද්ද சிறுகுறிஞ்சா

Gymnema sylvestre

Australian Cow-Plant
Vinayaraj · CC BY-SA 3.0

Overview

Gymnema sylvestre is a perennial woody vine native to Asia, Africa and Australia. It has been used in Ayurvedic medicine. Common names include gymnema, Australian cowplant, and Periploca of the woods, and the Hindi term gurmar Tamil(சிறுகுறிஞ்சான்) Sirukurunjan, which means "sugar destroyer"

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Gymnema sylvestre — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (SI): මස්බැද්ද — CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikipedia (TA): சிறுகுறிஞ்சா — CC BY-SA 4.0